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A chemosensitive pediatric extraosseous osteosarcoma: Case report and review of the literature JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY Wodowski, K., Hill, D. A., Pappo, A. S., Shochat, S. J., Kun, L. E., Spunt, S. L. 2003; 25 (1): 73-77

Abstract

Osteosarcoma arising in soft tissues is exceedingly rare in children. The tumor most often affects older adults, involves the lower extremity, responds poorly to chemotherapy, and carries a grave prognosis. The authors describe a 12-year-old girl with an extraosseous osteosarcoma of the left sternocleidomastoid muscle with pulmonary metastases. The patient responded well to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and remains disease-free nearly 3 years after her initial diagnosis. The authors review available information about this disease in children and adults. Children with extraosseous osteosarcoma may have a more favorable response to treatment than adults; thus, a curative approach using combined modality therapy appears warranted.

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