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RESIDENT
CASE
STUDIES
Week 1 April 21-25, 2003:
Case 3
Table of
Contents | List of Diagnoses | Case 1 |
Case
2 | Case 3
47-year-old male with right distal femur
tumor
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Questions:
- The histologic features of this lesion are most compatible with:
- Fibrosarcoma
- Osteosarcoma, parosteal type
- Osseous leiomyosarcoma
- Synovial sarcoma
- Spindle cell carcinoma
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The tumor:
- Is most commonly seen in children
- Accounts
for 5% of primary bone tumor
- Is more common in women than in men
- Is commonly seen in the distal femur
- Has
an indolent course
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Week
1 Case 3 Discussion
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