A case of radiation-induced sternal osteosarcoma after treatment of breast cancer.
- Author:
Hyun Woo LIM
1
;
Hyun Jung JUN
;
Yoon Shick YOM
;
Dae Sung YOUN
;
Weon Kuu CHUNG
;
Jang Shin SOHN
;
Do Yeun CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. dycho@kyuh.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Osteosarcoma;
Sternum;
Radiation;
Breast cancer
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Breast;
Breast Neoplasms;
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant;
Female;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Osteosarcoma;
Prognosis;
Sternum;
Thoracic Wall
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2010;78(4):512-517
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Radiation-induced osteosarcoma is a very rare complication of radiation therapy, with a poor prognosis. We experienced a case of radiation-induced osteosarcoma of the sternum, in a patient who had had breast cancer treated with surgery, adjuvant chemotherapy, and adjuvant radiation therapy 6 years earlier. A 53-year-old woman complained of a painful anterior chest wall mass. The mass was diagnosed as osteosarcoma on biopsy. The radiation-induced osteosarcoma had an aggressive nature.
