Dedifferentiated adamantinoma associated with fibrous dysplasia - 26/10/11


Summary |
A 21-year-old patient presented with an aggressive lesion of the left tibia associated to lymph nodes and lung metastasis. Histological examination revealed a high grade spindle cell sarcoma involving some areas of cytokeratine positive cells. Ultrastructural examination showed the presence of epithelial features in the sarcomatoid cells. The diagnosis of dedifferentiated spindle-celled adamantinoma was established. A second lesion of the right tibia was diagnosed as fibrous dysplasia. The patient had a leg amputation. He died 2 years later with multiple lung and bone metastases. The diagnosis of dedifferentiated adamantinoma should be considered when a clinician is confronted with a tibial biopsy of a “keratin-positive sarcoma”. The association with fibrous dysplasia in this case is discussed.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Adamantinoma, Dedifferentiation, Fibrous dysplasia, Malignant transformation, Electron microscope
Plan
Vol 97 - N° 7
P. 770-775 - novembre 2011 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.