Metachronous Myxofibrosarcoma and Osteosarcoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature

We report a case of a 62-year-old man who developed 2 histologically distinct sarcomas: a soft tissue myxofibrosarcoma and vertebral osteosarcoma. This unusual case highlights the critical role of careful histopathological evaluation in distinguishing synchronous or metachronous neoplasia from metastatic tumor. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first reported case of metachronous soft tissue myxofibrosarcoma and osteosarcoma.

Source: International Journal of Surgical Pathology - March 16, 2015 Category: Pathology Authors: Caffrey, R., Robinson, A. J., Shukla, S., McCarty, H., Brown, A., Houghton, O. P. Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research