Abstract
Osteosarcoma metastasis to the gastrointestinal tract is a rare phenomenon (Horiuchi
A, Watanabe Y, Yoshida M, et al.: Metastatic osteosarcoma in the jejunum with intussusception:
report of a case. Surg Today 2007;37:440–2). Gastrointestinal metastases may cause intussusception, bowel obstruction,
or hemorrhage (Horiuchi A, Watanabe Y, Yoshida M, et al.: Metastatic osteosarcoma
in the jejunum with intussusception: report of a case. Surg Today 2007;37:440–2; Chondramohan K, Somanathan T, Kusamakumary P: Metastatic osteosarcoma
causing intussusception. J Pediatr Surg 2003;38(E44):1–3; Hung GY, Chiou TJ, Hsieh YL, et al.: Intestinal metastasis causing
intussusception in a patient treated for osteosarcoma with history of multiple metastases:
a case report. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2001;31:165–167). We report a case of a 17 year old male with osteosarcoma metastatic
to the stomach and ascending colon, causing significant chronic gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
Surgical resection was performed due to persistent, symptomatic anemia. The patient
is free of recurrent hemorrhage at 24 months after metastectomy. Resection of gastrointestinal metastases of osteosarcoma
offers good palliation of chronic hemorrhage related to these lesions.
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Publication history
Accepted:
January 23,
2013
Received in revised form:
January 11,
2013
Received:
August 31,
2012
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