SMALL CELL VARIANT OF OSTEOSARCOMA AT DIAPHYSIS OF TIBIA: A RARE CASE REPORT WITH REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Abstract

A. Venkatalakshmi1, S. Jagdeeswari2, A. Bhagyalakshmi3, S. Satish Kumar4

Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant tumor of bone involving predominantly metaphysis of the long bones. It accounts for 20% of primary bone cancers. Diaphyseal osteosarcoma is a rare form which accounts for approximately 10% of all cases of osteosarcomas. We present a case of Small cell variant of osteosarcoma in a 25 year old female presented in the diaphysis of left tibia.

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