Extraskeletal osteosarcoma is extremely rare in humans and animals, especially in
rodents. This is the first case report on spontaneous extraskeletal osteosarcoma in the
neck skeletal muscle of a Crlj:CD1 (ICR) mouse (36 weeks, dead). Necropsy revealed a solid
white mass located in the neck skeletal muscle (scalenus muscle). Histological examination
showed that the tumor consisted of atypical polygonal cells, a small osteoid clump, and
bone tissue. Mitotic figures were observed. Serial sections showed that neoplastic cells
lacked clear invasive proliferation to adjacent normal skeletal muscle and continuity with
normal bone tissue. Immunohistochemical analysis showed that the neoplastic cells were
positive for osteocalcin, osterix, vimentin, and S-100. Based on these results, the tumor
was diagnosed as extraskeletal osteosarcoma in the neck skeletal muscle.