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Seeding of osteosarcoma in the biopsy tract of a patient with multifocal osteosarcoma

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We report a case of multifocal osteosarcoma in a 7-year-old boy who developed iatrogenic seeding of tumor along the biopsy tract. The results of the plain radiograph, CT, and histopathological correlation are presented.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of California San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave., San Francisco, CA, 94143-0628, USA

    Kriengkrai Iemsawatdikul, Elisabeth L. Twomey & Inbal Cohen

  2. Departments of Radiology and Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave., San Francisco, CA, 94143-0628, USA

    Charles A. Gooding

  3. Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94143-0628, USA

    Grace Eun Hye Kim

  4. Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave., San Francisco, CA, 94143-0628, USA

    Robert E. Goldsby

  5. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco Comprehensive Cancer Center, 505 Parnassus Ave., San Francisco, CA, 94143-0628, USA

    Richard J. O’Donnell

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Iemsawatdikul, K., Gooding, C.A., Twomey, E.L. et al. Seeding of osteosarcoma in the biopsy tract of a patient with multifocal osteosarcoma. Pediatr Radiol 35, 717–721 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-005-1431-9

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