Osteosarcoma - distal femur (gross pathology)

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis almost certain
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Conventional Osteosarcoma of the distal femur of an 18-year-old male.

Tumor infiltrates the medullary cavity, erodes the overlying cortex, and demonstrates soft tissue extension 

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