Osteosarcoma

Case contributed by Mohammad Taghi Niknejad
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Painful swelling of right knee and proximal of right leg.

Patient Data

Age: 18 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Typical sunburst periosteal reaction with an ill-defined aggressive lesion of the proximal tibia. 

mri

MR images reveal infiltrative lytic blastic lesion at epiphysis, metaphysis and proximal of diaphysis of tibia with soft tissue mass around the tibia and cortical disruption at some part. Mild joint effusion is also seen.

Case Discussion

Path proven osteosarcoma which is a malignant bone-forming tumours

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