Angiosarcoma of the femur following chronic osteomyelitis

Available literature concerning neoplastic metaplasia of the bone undergoing chronic osteomyelitis has been cited. The treatment of 62 years old patient with lasting 47 years chronic osteomyelitis of the femur after shotgun wound was presented in details. The diagnosis of angiosarcoma following chro...

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Published inChirurgia narzadow ruchu i ortopedia polska Vol. 57; no. 1-3; p. 220
Main Authors Pizio, Z, Szczurek, Z
Format Journal Article
LanguagePolish
Published Poland 1992
Subjects
Amputation
Chronic Disease
Femoral Neoplasms - complications
Femoral Neoplasms - diagnosis
Femoral Neoplasms - surgery
Hemangiosarcoma - diagnosis
Hemangiosarcoma - etiology
Hemangiosarcoma - surgery
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Osteomyelitis - complications
Wounds, Gunshot - complications
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Summary:Available literature concerning neoplastic metaplasia of the bone undergoing chronic osteomyelitis has been cited. The treatment of 62 years old patient with lasting 47 years chronic osteomyelitis of the femur after shotgun wound was presented in details. The diagnosis of angiosarcoma following chronic osteomyelitis has been established histologically. The extremity has been amputated with good result--no metastasis or recurrence was found during follow-up.