Fibrosarcoma

-primary malignant bone tumor that produces varying amounts of collagen and has no tendency to form tumor bone, osteoid, or cartilage, either in its primary site or in its metastases.

1. Age group?

   1. 30-50 years of age

2. Key clinical features.

   1. 2 types of lesions meduallary and periosteal

   2. pain and swelling for long duration

   3. the metaphysis is the classic location

   4. Most occur about the knee, femur, tibia, and humerus

3. Key radiological features

   1. Highly destructive meduallary lesion, lytic and placed within long bone

   2. Produces the largest soft-tissue mass of all primary malignant tumors

Category: Orthopedics Notes , Tumors Revision