Osteosarcoma in a patient with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria.

A 13-year-old female with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria, who developed an osteosarcoma of the right chest wall, is reported. This is the first reported association of a malignant neoplasm with this syndrome.

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