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. 2002;6(1):47-50.
doi: 10.1080/13577140220127558.

Leiomyosarcoma of bone arising in association with a bone infarct

M Petra  1 , C L M H Gibbons, N A Athanasou
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Leiomyosarcoma of bone arising in association with a bone infarct

M Petra et al. Sarcoma. 2002.

Abstract

Both primary leiomyosarcoma of bone and sarcoma arising in association with a bone infarct are rare events. In this case report we describe for the first time a case of leiomyosarcoma arising in a bone infarct. The tumour arose in a medullary infarct in the proximal femur of an elderly patient. As in other cases of sarcoma arising in a bone infarct, the prognosis was poor, the patient dying within 6 months of diagnosis.

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