Abstract
The first case of osteosarcoma in a 13 year old boy with Rothmund-Thomson syndrome is reported. The association between these two conditions in uncertain.
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Kozlowski, K., Scougall, J.S. & Oates, R.K. Osteosarcoma in a boy with Rothmund-Thomson syndrome. Pediatr Radiol 10, 42–45 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01644342
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