Abstract
Osteosarcoma is the most common paediatric and adolescent primary bone malignancy and is highly chemosensitive. Gastrointestinal metastases from osteosarcomas are rare. Bowel perforation secondary to chemotherapy is a potential serious complication reported in ovarian, colorectal and haematological malignancies. We report the first documented case of chemotherapy-mediated bowel perforation in an osteosarcoma patient with gastrointestinal metastases. A man in his 20s, with a history of resected osteosarcoma in remission, presented with abdominal pain. A computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrated a large calcified intrabdominal mass (15×13×9 cm) consistent with new peritoneal disease. After one cycle of palliative ifosfamide and etoposide chemotherapy, he developed a large bowel perforation and neutropenic sepsis consequently requiring resection of the perforated mass. Chemotherapy-induced bowel perforation is a rare but serious complication that should be considered in patients with osteosarcoma, and other chemosensitive malignancies, with intra-abdominal metastases. Recommencement of systemic therapies after bowel complications must be assessed cautiously on a case-by-case basis.
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