Primary osteosarcoma of the breast: a case report

Gabriel Vorobiof; Gangaram Hariparsad; Woolf Freinkel; Harry Said; Daniel A Vorobiof

doi:10.1046/j.1524-4741.2003.09320.x

Primary osteosarcoma of the breast: a case report

Breast J. 2003 May-Jun;9(3):231-3. doi: 10.1046/j.1524-4741.2003.09320.x.

Authors

Gabriel Vorobiof¹, Gangaram Hariparsad, Woolf Freinkel, Harry Said, Daniel A Vorobiof

Affiliation

¹ Sandton Oncology Center, Johannesburg, South Africa.

PMID: 12752633
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4741.2003.09320.x

Abstract

We report a rare case of primary osteosarcoma of the breast in a postmenopausal patient without any association to either trauma or an underlying tumor. Clinical, radiographic, and histologic illustrations as well as a review of the literature are presented.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Breast Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Breast Neoplasms / pathology
Breast Neoplasms / surgery
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Osteosarcoma / diagnosis*
Osteosarcoma / diagnostic imaging
Osteosarcoma / pathology
Osteosarcoma / surgery
Postmenopause
Radiography