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Osteosarcoma with multiple skeletal metastases

A case of “nonstochastic” metastasis

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Osteosarcoma of the thoracic spine developed in a 15-year-old Japanese boy, After his first admission with paralysis, multiple skeletal metastases were demonstrated in the absence of pulmonary metastasis. This rare condition may possibly be considered as a unicentric osteosarcoma with bone metastases, since there were no precursor lesions or history of exposure to radio-active materials or chemical agents. These multiple lesions may be an example of so-called “organ-specific metastasis,” although this “nonstochastic” process is rare.

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa, 371, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

    T. Shinozaki,  M. Chigira, H. Watanabe & K. Kaneko

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Shinozaki, T., Chigira, M., Watanabe, H. et al. Osteosarcoma with multiple skeletal metastases. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 112, 292–295 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00452968

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