Case Report

Beta-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Producing Osteosarcoma of the Sacrum in a 26-Year-Old Woman: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Table 1

Previously reported cases of -hCG producing osteosarcoma.

AuthorAgeSexChemotherapyStatus

Kalra et al. [2]21FVinblastine, bleomycin, and cisplatinDied during treatment

Tuy et al. [3]37FNoneDied from disease progression

Boss et al. [4]57FDoxorubicin and cisplatin; ifosfamide and etoposide; Cyclophosphamide and imatinib; E7080Initial success with E7080, followed by disease progression

Masrouha et al. [5]17FRegimen unknownLung metastases
14MRegimen unknownDied during treatment
17FRegimen unknownNo recurrence
17MRegimen unknownLung metastases
5MRegimen unknownDied during treatment

Leidinger et al. [6]18FCOSS-96; COSS-96 with carboplatin, etoposide, and RTLost to follow-up

Oshrine et al. [7]14FDoxorubicin and ifosfamide, cisplatin regimenDisease free after 6 months

Ordonez et al. [8]26FUnknownUnknown

Our case26FMethotrexate and ifosfamideDied from progressive disease