Bone Tumour Pathology

Nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) is the most common cancer among head and neck cancer that usually presented with unilateral neck mass. Unusual symptoms of NPC can lead us to diagnosis misleading and delayed definitive treatment. We present a case of NPC with bone metastasis in the shoulder. A 33-year-old female presented with right shoulder mass caused by undifferentiated carcinoma of unknown primary, based on biopsy of shoulder mass. After four months, she was complaining painless neck swelling, headache, and hearing impairment in the left ear. Bone MRI showed malignant bone tumour in the right humerus. Neck CT scan showed mass in the nasopharyngeal and bilateral lymphadenopathy. Biopsy in nasopharyngeal revealed undifferentiated carcinoma of nasopharyngeal cancer (WHO-3 type A). The patient was diagnosed as NPC stage IVb and thus was treated with palliative chemotherapy. After three cycles of cisplatin docetaxel, patient condition improved.

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Preoperative Embolisation in Benign Bone Tumour Excision

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery ◽

10.1177/230949900801600118 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 80-83 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

VN Lee ◽

M Nithyananth ◽

VM Cherian ◽

R Amritanand ◽

K Venkatesh ◽

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Keyword(s):

Bone Tumour ◽

Benign Bone Tumour

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Porous tantalum acetabular cups for reconstructions after peri-acetabular resections of primary bone tumours

Hip International ◽

10.1177/11207000211001552 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 112070002110015

Author(s):

Riccardo Zucchini ◽

Andrea Sambri ◽

Claudio Giannini ◽

Michele Fiore ◽

Carlotta Calamelli ◽

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Keyword(s):

Bone Tumour ◽

Hip Dislocation ◽

Functional Results ◽

Bone Tumours ◽

Harris Hip Score ◽

Porous Tantalum ◽

Term Survival ◽

Primary Bone ◽

Primary Bone Tumours

Introduction: Periacetabular reconstruction after resection of primary bone tumour is a very demanding procedure. They are frequently associated with scarce functional results and a high rate of complications. We report a series of patients with periacetabular resections for primary bone tumours and reconstruction with a porous tantalum (PT) acetabular cup (AC). Materials and methods: 27 patients (median age 30 years) were included, being affected by primary bone tumours of the pelvis and treated with peri-acetabular resection and reconstruction with a PT AC. The diagnoses were 13 osteosarcomas, 7 chondrosarcomas and 7 Ewing sarcomas. Function was assessed with the Harris Hip Score and complications were classified according to Zeifang. Results: The median follow-up was 70 months. 1 patient required removal of the PT AC because of implant associated infection 55 months after surgery. There was 1 hip dislocation and no case of aseptic loosening. At final follow-up, the median HHS was 81 points (range 48–92). Conclusions: The used PT AC had good medium-term survival rates and good functional results. This technique is a viable reconstructive option after resections of periacetabular primary bone sarcomas.

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