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
- Ewing’s sarcoma
- Juxtacortical sarcoma
- Osteogenic sarcoma
- Fibrosarcoma
- Chondrosarcoma
Correct answer
Osteogenic sarcoma
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