Adjacent venous tumour thrombus in primary osteosarcoma of the pelvis and limbs.
Samuel E BroidaMikaela H SullivanPeter S RoseDoris E WengerMatthew T HoudekPublished in: The bone & joint journal (2024)
VTT is rare with osteosarcoma and occurs more commonly in the pelvis than the limbs. Imaging features suggestive of VTT include enhancement with contrast, venous dilation, and vessel encasement. VTT portends a worse prognosis for patients with osteosarcoma, with a similar survivability to metastatic disease.