Femoral Adamantinoma: A Rare Lesion in an Elderly Patient in a Rare Location

Adamantinoma is a low-grade, extremely rare primary malignant bone tumour suggested to be of epithelial lineage. These tumours commonly present at between 10 and 50 years of age and have a propensity for presentation in the tibia (approximately 90% cases), although they have been reported in various...

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Published in:Balkan medical journal 2017-03, Vol.34 (2), p.185-186
Main Authors: Aydın, Bahattin Kerem, Khan, Zeeshan, Er, Turgay, Uğraş, Serdar
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adamantinoma - diagnosis
Aged
Femoral Neoplasms - diagnosis
Humans
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Summary:Adamantinoma is a low-grade, extremely rare primary malignant bone tumour suggested to be of epithelial lineage. These tumours commonly present at between 10 and 50 years of age and have a propensity for presentation in the tibia (approximately 90% cases), although they have been reported in various other bones.
ISSN:2146-3123
2146-3131
DOI:10.4274/balkanmedj.2016.1534