Primary hepatic osteosarcoma: a case report and literature review
Haiping Luo, Hongmin Yu, Gaochun Xiao · 2025
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Haiping Luo, Hongmin Yu, and Gaochun Xiao presented a case report and literature review in 2025 on a rare liver tumor. Bone-forming cancer almost never starts in the liver, and only scattered cases appear in print. Their patient was an older man with a month of belly pain and a well-defined growth in the left part of his liver on scans. Surgeons removed that part of the liver, and tissue tests confirmed the rare diagnosis.
After surgery the patient received chemotherapy through a liver artery, then further drug courses plus a targeted drug. He stayed free of recurrence for nearly two years. Reviewing past cases, the authors note the disease mostly affects men around retirement age and often shows as mixed solid and fluid tumors. They point to two genetic signs that may aid diagnosis and argue that combined treatment offers the best hope.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Haiping Luo, Hongmin Yu, Gaochun Xiao |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 17 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |