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Submitted by henry on Tue, 07/21/2009 - 21:49

Case Identification

Case ID Number:

20090721KP

Periosteal Reaction:

absent

Benign/Malignant:

unknown

Clinical case information

Case presentation:

A 51 year old woman presents with left knee pain for 1 year. There has been no previous history of disease, injury, or exposure.

Radiological findings::

A lytic lesion is seen in the distal femur. Plain xrays, bone scan, and MRI are performed. Images are shown at left.

Laboratory results::

None of significance.

Pathology results::

Biopsy results are shown.

Special Features of this Case::

This large tumor presents a significant risk of pathological fracture. How should this be addressed?

Image Reference:

51 year old with knee pain