Extraosseous osteosarcoma in Ibadan: case series over a 20-year period

Extraosseous osteosarcoma in Ibadan: case series over a 20-year period

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Extraosseous osteosarcoma (EOO) is a rare form of sarcoma.There have been few reports of cases and outcome from an African population.Out of 112 cases of sarcomas seen at the UCH, Ibadan read more between 1986-2005, 5 were EOO.All presented late on account of initial excision without histology and outcomes bovi-shield gold fp 5 l5 were poor.EOO occurs in the black population of Sub-Saharan Africa.

The outlook for these patients is still bleak.