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Multifocal low-grade central osteosarcoma: a rare case

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Low-grade central osteosarcoma (LGCOS) is a rare variant of osteosarcoma. We present a rare case of multifocal LGCOS located in two distinct skeletal sites, initially noted as incidental findings on imaging for distant traumatic pathology. Both sites seemed small and innocuous on initial imaging, and were quiescent clinically, illustrating the value of close interval multimodal surveillance scanning.

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Prof Adrienne Flanagan and Dr Fernanda Amary at Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, UK for GNAS testing.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics, The Chris O’Brien Lifehouse and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, NSW, 2050, Australia

    Richard Boyle

  2. Radiology Department, Royal North Shore Hospital, Westbourne Street, St Leonards, NSW, 2065, Australia

    Bruno Giuffre

  3. Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology, 14 Giffnock Avenue, Macquarie Park, NSW, 2113, USA

    S. Fiona Bonar

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Boyle, R., Giuffre, B. & Bonar, S.F. Multifocal low-grade central osteosarcoma: a rare case. Skeletal Radiol 45, 997–1006 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-016-2384-9

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