Case report describes osteosarcoma treatment in a 38-year-old man, suggesting effective intervention outcomes.
We describe a case of osteosarcoma of the scaphoid to our knowledge is bone, which only the second reported case of osteosarcoma in the carpus, A 38-year-old man complained of intense pain in the right wrist and had curettage and a bone graft for a lesion in the scaphoid. Histological examination showed this to be an osteosarcoma. Below-elbow amputation was performed and adjuvant chemotherapy given, There has been no evidence of recurrence or metastases at 33 months after amputation.
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