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Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2013

A 15-year-old boy feels pain in the region of the left knee joint. Objectively: the soft tissues in the affected region are infiltrated, the joint function is limited. Radiography reveals a focus of bone destruction in the distal metaepiphysial segment of the left femur. The destruction is accompanied by periosteal detachment and a defect formed within cortex of Codman triangle bone. X-ray of chest shows multiple microfocal metastases. What is the most likely pathology?

Answer options

  1. Ewing’s sarcoma
  2. Juxtacortical sarcoma
  3. Osteogenic sarcoma
  4. Fibrosarcoma
  5. Chondrosarcoma
Correct answer

Osteogenic sarcoma

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