Extraskeletal osteosarcoma of the diaphragm presenting as a chest mass.

Song, Howard K; Leibold, T Mark; Gal, Anthony A; Miller, Joseph I · Ann Thorac Surg · 2002

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Extraskeletal osteosarcoma is a rare malignancy that has not been previously reported to arise from the diaphragm. We describe the case of a 47-year-old woman who had a large thoracic mass found at operation to be an extraskeletal osteosarcoma arising from the diaphragm. The tumor was completely resected en bloc with a margin of surrounding diaphragm, which necessitated a diaphragmatic reconstruction. The literature concerning this rare tumor is reviewed.

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