Leiomyosarcoma of the distal femur in a patient with a history of bilateral retinoblastoma: a case report and review of the literature

Skeletal Radiol. 2003 Aug;32(8):476-80. doi: 10.1007/s00256-003-0649-6. Epub 2003 May 21.

Abstract

We report a case of primary leiomyosarcoma of the distal femoral shaft arising in a patient who had undergone bilateral orbital enucleation for bilateral retinoblastoma several years previously. Radiography demonstrated an osteolytic, expansive lesion with cortical destruction anteriorly in the distal femoral shaft, and these findings were confirmed on CT. MR imaging revealed an expansive intramedullary lesion with cortical breakthrough and soft tissue extension. The occurrence of a second malignancy in patients with a history of bilateral retinoblastoma is well documented. Many different histological types have been described, with osteosarcoma and leiomyosarcoma occurring with the greatest frequency.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Eye Enucleation
  • Femoral Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Femoral Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Leiomyosarcoma / diagnosis*
  • Leiomyosarcoma / epidemiology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary / diagnosis
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary / epidemiology*
  • Retinal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Retinoblastoma / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed