Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2015
A 15-year-old boy has developed pain in the area of his left knee joint. Objectively: thigh soft tissues in the painful area are infiltrated, joint function is reduced. X-ray: there is a focus of destruction in the left distal femoral metaphysis, with periosteum detachment and formation of Codman triangle in the bone cortical layer at the margin of the defect. Chest X-ray reveals numerous microfocal metastases. What pathology is the most likely to cause such presentation?
Answer options
- Juxtacortical sarcoma
- Fibrosarcoma
- Chondrosarcoma
- Osteogenic sarcoma
- Ewing’s sarcoma
Correct answer
Osteogenic sarcoma
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