Postradiation soft tissue sarcoma of the shoulder : A case report


Published online: Aug 27 2007

Philippe Debeer, Bart Van de Meulebroucke, Jos Stuyck, Raf Sciot, Ignace Samson

From the University Hospital Pellenberg, Pellenberg, Belgium, the OLV Hospital Aalst, Belgium, and the University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium

Abstract

We present a case of a postradiation soft tissue sarcoma of the shoulder in a patient with a hemiarthroplasty of the shoulder. Initially the patient was treated for an infection of the hemiarthroplasty but subsequent removal of the loose prosthesis and biopsy revealed the presence of a malignant tumour.

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