Radiation-induced osteosarcoma 17 years after mediastinal irradiation following surgical removal of thymoma.

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Kadota Y. [1 ]
Utsumi T. [1 ]
Inoue M. [1 ]
Sawabata N. [1 ]
Minami M. [1 ]
Okumura M. [1 ]
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[1] Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, 565-0871, Osaka
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Radiation-induced osteosarcoma; Thymoma; Sternum;
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10.1007/s11748-010-0587-x
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Radiation-induced osteosarcoma is a rare complication after irradiation of primary malignancies. In the chest wall, it is usually secondary to radiotherapy for breast cancer or lymphoma. We report a rare case of radiation-induced osteosarcoma of the sternum after mediastinal irradiation of a thymoma. A 49-year-old woman presented with a sternal tumor 17 years after surgery plus mediastinal irradiation (50 Gy) for a stage III thymoma. On biopsy, this second tumor was diagnosed as a radiation-induced osteosarcoma. Systemic survey revealed additional metastatic spread to vertebrae and pelvis. Despite intensive combination chemotherapy that initially stabilized her disease, the patient died 2 years after the diagnosis was made. Because thymoma patients receiving mediastinal irradiation are thus at additional risk of radiation-induced secondary malignancy, long-term follow-up is advisable.
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