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osteosarcoma of the foot
Thursday 27 January 2011
The incidence of osteosarcoma of the foot is very low. It appears to affect older patients and the calcaneus is a common site.
The incidence of chondroblastic tumors is high and most tumors are high grade.
In many cases, amputation is required for local control of disease.
References
Osteosarcoma of the foot: a review of 52 patients at the Mayo Clinic. Choong PF, Qureshi AA, Sim FH, Unni KK. Acta Orthop Scand. 1999 Aug;70(4):361-4.PMID: 10569266
