ANGIOSARCOMA OCCURRING WITH CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS AND RESIDUAL FOREIGN MATERIAL - CASE-REPORT OF A LATE WORLD-WAR-II WOUND COMPLICATION

The case is reported of a World War II veteran who developed an angios arcoma at the sits of wounding: 46 years previously. The wound was com plicated by retained foreign material and chronic infection involving bone. The patient died, 6 weeks after tumour diagnosis. from a complic ation of the disease. There is slight but definite risk of tumour deve lopment in association with retained foreign material. This risk may b e greater in older patients who have retained this foreign material fo r long periods and where the presence of: the material is complicated by chronic infection.