Parosteal sarcoma of the radius in the course of etretinate therapy
Vilon, P.; Fiche, M.; Maugars, Y.; Ducloux, J.M.; Carlier, N.; Poirier, P.; Forest, M.; Prost, A.
Revue du Rhumatisme et des Maladies Osteo-Articulaires 58(11): 825-827
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-2659 PMID: 1780662 Document Number: 371390
A parosteal osteosarcoma of the right radius has developed in a patient treated for a long time by etretinate (total dose: 73 g). If brachial ossifications have been reported to etretinate in 2 cases, they were benign tumours; so coincidence is possible in our case. Nevertheless, a relation between the tumour and the treatment cannot be excluded and justify the report of this observation.