Extraosseous osteosarcoma in Ibadan: case series over a 20-year period

Extraosseous osteosarcoma in Ibadan: case series over a 20-year period

Extraosseous osteosarcoma (EOO) is a rare form of sarcoma. There have been few reports of cases and outcome from an African population.Out of 112 cases of sarcomas seen at the UCH, Ibadan between 1986-2005, 5 were EOO. All presented late on account of initial excision without histology and outcomes...

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Veröffentlicht in:Rare tumors 2009-07, Vol.1 (1), p.e3-8
Hauptverfasser: Alonge, Temitope O, Obamuyide, Henry A, Ogun, Gabriel Olabiyi
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Extraosseous osteosarcoma (EOO) is a rare form of sarcoma. There have been few reports of cases and outcome from an African population.Out of 112 cases of sarcomas seen at the UCH, Ibadan between 1986-2005, 5 were EOO. All presented late on account of initial excision without histology and outcomes were poor. EOO occurs in the black population of Sub-Saharan Africa. The outlook for these patients is still bleak.
ISSN:2036-3613
2036-3605
2036-3613
DOI:10.4081/rt.2009.e3