scholarly journals Adjuvant Therapy by High-Speed Burr May Cause Intraoperative Bone Tumor Seeding: An Animal Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pai-han Wang ◽  
Chia-Lun Wu ◽  
Chao-Ming Chen ◽  
Jir‐You Wang ◽  
Po-Kuei Wu ◽  
...  

Abstract BackgroundBone tumors are often treated with intralesional curettage. High-speed burring, an adjuvant therapy, was performed to maximize the tumor cell killing; however, tumor recurrence might still occur, which may be caused by residual tumor or local tumor spread during surgery.MethodsA porcine cadaver (femur) was utilized to determine whether the use of a high-speed burr causes bone cement spray. To mimic residual tumor after curettage, luminescent cement was smeared on two locations of the bone cavity, the wall and the bottom. The cavity in the femoral bone was then placed in the middle of a sheet of drawing paper featuring 10 cm, 20 cm, and 30 cm concentric circles. The luminescent cement was then burred totally with a high-speed burr.ResultsThe intensity of the area in the wall in circle I was 72.6% ± 5.8%; within circle II, it was 22.1% ± 4.2%; and within circle III, it was 5.4% ± 1.5%. The intensity of the area within the bottom of the femoral bone within circle I was 66.5% ± 6.1%, within circle II was 28.1 ± 4.8%, and within circle III, it was 5.4% ± 1.4%. The amount of luminescent cement seeding decreased with distance, but there was no difference while burring at different locations of the bone cavity. Under the handpiece cover, a greater amount of cement spray was retained in circle I during burring of the cement in the bottom of the cavity and less was sprayed out in circle III.ConclusionsHigh-speed burring may cause tumor seeding, which could extend to 20 cm. The intensities of spray did not decrease, even when the handpiece cover was used. The correlation between high-speed burring and tumor seeding was highly suspect in this pilot study.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pai-han Wang ◽  
Chia-Lun Wu ◽  
Chao-Ming Chen ◽  
Jir‐You Wang ◽  
Po-Kuei Wu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Bone tumors are often treated with intralesional curettage. High-speed burring, an adjuvant therapy, was performed to maximize the tumor cell killing; however, tumor recurrence might still occur, which may be caused by residual tumor or local tumor spread during surgery. Methods A porcine cadaver (femur) was utilized to determine whether the use of a high-speed burr causes bone cement spray. To mimic residual tumor after curettage, luminescent cement was smeared on two locations of the bone cavity, the wall and the bottom. The cavity in the femoral bone was then placed in the middle of a sheet of drawing paper featuring 10 cm, 20 cm, and 30 cm concentric circles. The luminescent cement was then burred totally with a high-speed burr. Results The intensity of the area in the wall in circle I was 72.6% ± 5.8%; within circle II, it was 22.1% ± 4.2%; and within circle III, it was 5.4% ± 1.5%. The intensity of the area within the bottom of the femoral bone within circle I was 66.5% ± 6.1%, within circle II was 28.1 ± 4.8%, and within circle III, it was 5.4% ± 1.4%. The amount of luminescent cement seeding decreased with distance, but there was no difference while burring at different locations of the bone cavity. Under the handpiece cover, a greater amount of cement spray was retained in circle I during burring of the cement in the bottom of the cavity and less was sprayed out in circle III. Conclusions High-speed burring may cause explosive bone cement spray, which could extend to 20 cm. The intensities of spray did not decrease, even when the handpiece cover was used. The wide range of bone cement spray caused by high-speed burr was inspected in this pilot study, which may lead to tumor seeding.


2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pai-Han Wang ◽  
Chia-Lun Wu ◽  
Chao-Ming Chen ◽  
Jir-You Wang ◽  
Po-Kuei Wu ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (03) ◽  
pp. 158-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmadreza Afshar ◽  
Ali Tabrizi ◽  
Ali Aidenlou ◽  
Ata Abbasi

AbstractThis case report describes a 16-year-old female patient with a giant cell tumor in her right capitate bone. The tumor was removed by intralesional curettage. A high-speed burr was used to extend the margins of the curettage, and alcohol irrigation was used for adjuvant therapy. The cavity of the capitate was filled with allogenic bone graft. There was no recurrence after 2 years of follow-up, and the right wrist radiographs demonstrated healing of the lesion.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ozgur Erdogan ◽  
serdar demiröz ◽  
emre kaya ◽  
güray altun ◽  
volkan gürkan

Abstract Background: Multiple parameters are needed to distinguish between enchondroma and low-grade chondrosarcoma (LGCS). This study aimed to investigate the diagnosis, surgery type according to bone type, recurrence rates, and complications of LGCS in the appendicular and axial skeletons. Methods: A total of 52 surgically treated patients with LGCS, between March 2007 and May 2019, were retrospectively examined. Following diagnosis, the patients were operated on with intralesional curettage for long bones or wide local excision (WLE) for axial bones. The retrieved data included demographics, tumor location, surgical treatment type, local adjuvants, complications, and Musculoskeletal Tumor Society scores.Results: The final cohort included 52 patients (52 tumors; 35 female and 17 male). The male:female ratio was 1:2. The mean age was 44 ± 17 years. Forty of the tumors were treated with intralesional procedures (all with a high-speed burr and phenol), 6 with autograft, 8 with allograft, and 28 with cement augmentation, while 7 were treated with WLE.Conclusions: The use of phenol as an adjuvant may reduce recurrence rates. Using a putty graft alone may result in nonunion. Applying a thin layer of putty on the cementum can create callus tissue on the cementum. Even in the upper limb, plate and screw fixation should be used to prevent fractures in metaphyseal–diaphyseal curettages.


2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 230949901986103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karem M Zekry ◽  
Norio Yamamoto ◽  
Katsuhiro Hayashi ◽  
Akihiko Takeuchi ◽  
Yoshihiro Araki ◽  
...  

Purpose: The aim of this study is to report the clinical and radiological outcomes following surgical treatment of chondroblastoma by means of an extended intralesional curettage using high-speed burr, with phenol as a local adjuvant which is followed by the implantation of synthetic bone graft, aiming to lower the recurrence rate of this tumor. Patients and Methods: This retrospective study included 20 patients with chondroblastoma lesions during the period between 2000 and 2015. Results: Fifteen males and five females were followed up for a mean of 63.35 (26–144) months with average age at the time of presentation was 20.8 (range: 12–32) years. Nineteen patients (95%) were complaining of pain at the time of presentation, and the lesion was discovered accidently in one patient. The mean operative time was 138.5 min (75–250). At the most recent follow-up, all patients had regained full physical function without pain at the operation site. Conclusion: The aggressive treatment of chondroblastoma by an extended intralesional curettage using high-speed burr with phenol as a local adjuvant seems effective in lowering the incidence of local recurrence and secondary more aggressive surgeries. Implantation of the bone defects that result from curettage with the synthetic bone substitutes is a good alternative due to rapid restoration of the mechanical strength with good remodeling.


2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 831-834 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anand H. Segar ◽  
Alexander Riccio ◽  
Michael Smith ◽  
Themistocles S. Protopsaltis

Total uncinate process resection or uncinectomy is often required in the setting of severe foraminal stenosis or cervical kyphosis correction. The proximity of the uncus to the vertebral artery, nerve root, and spinal cord makes this a challenging undertaking. Use of a high-speed burr or ultrasonic bone dissector can be associated with direct injury to the vertebral artery and thermal injury to the surrounding structures. The use of an osteotome is a safe and efficient method of uncinectomy. Here the authors describe their technique, which is illustrated with an intraoperative video.


Author(s):  
Orest Palamar ◽  
Andriy Huk ◽  
Dmytro Okonskyi ◽  
Ruslan Aksyonov ◽  
Dmytro Teslenko

Aim: To investigate the features of the vestibular schwannoma spread into the internal auditory canal and the possibilities of endoscopic removal. Objectives: To improve tumor visualization in the internal auditory canal; to create a sufficient view angle for tumor removal during endoscopic opening of the internal auditory canal. Materials and methods: The results of surgical treatment of 20 patients with vestibular schwannomas in which the tumor spread to the internal auditory canal were analyzed. Microsurgical tumor removal was performed in 14 cases; Fully endoscopic removal of vestibular schwannomas was performed in 6 cases. The internal auditory canal opening was performed in 14 cases using microsurgical technique and in 6 cases with fully the endoscopic technique. Results: Gross total removal was achieved in 18 cases, subtotal removal in 2 cases. The tumor spread into the internal auditory canal was removed in all cases (100%). Opening the internal auditory canal using the endoscopic technique allows to increase the view angle (up to 20%) and to visualize along the axis of canal. Conclusions: 1) Endoscopic assistance technique allows to improve residual tumor visualization much more better then microsurgical technique; 2) Internal auditory canal opening using endoscopic technique is much more effective than the microsurgical technique (trepanning depth is larger); 3) Endoscopic methods for the internal auditory canal opening allows to increase canal angle view up to 20% (comparing to the microsurgical view).


2013 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 384-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. Cha ◽  
H. D. Shin ◽  
K. C. Kim ◽  
I. Y. Park

The purpose of this retrospective study was to compare the clinical and radiological outcomes of patients treated with different adjuvant methods after curettage for enchondromas of the hand. Sixty-two patients with enchondroma were treated with high-speed burring (29 patients) or alcohol instillation (33 patients) after curettage. The mean follow-up was 40.8 months. No significant differences in the visual analogue scale, Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand scores, total range of active motion, grip strength, and complete healing time were observed between the groups. The distribution of the results of the formula by Wilhelm and Feldmeier were not significantly different between the groups. No surgery-related complications, postoperative pathological fractures, or recurrence was found in either group. For the treatment of enchondroma in the metacarpal and proximal phalanx, alcohol instillation immediately after curettage was as effective as extensive curettage using a high-speed burr.


2021 ◽  
pp. 68-74
Author(s):  
E. V. Lubennikova ◽  
Ya. V. Vishnevskaya

The widespread introduction of anti-HER2 agents has changed the natural course of Her2-positive breast cancer. The use of trastuzumab, and later dual anti-HER2 blockade with pertuzumab, in neoadjuvant regimens significantly increased the chances of complete cure. However, among patients with early and locally advanced forms of Her2-positive cancer, there is a cohort with an extremely unfavorable prognosis – tumors that have not achieved complete pathomorphological regression after neoadjuvant chemotherapy.The presence of a residual tumor in Her2-positive breast cancer has long been only a prognostically unfavorable factor without the potential to influence disease outcome. The results of the international phase III study KATHERINE, which demonstrated the high efficacy of post-adjuvant therapy with trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) in this patient cohort, have established a new standard of care. Due to T-DM1 adjuvant therapy, the possibility to significantly improve long-term results determined the predictive characteristics of the morphological response to the choice of treatment tactics, which became an important argument in favor of neoadjuvant therapy in patients with not only locally advanced but also primarily resectable Her2-positive breast cancer, followed by personalization of therapy.This article presents our own experience with post-neoadjuvant therapy with trastuzumab emtansine in a young patient with a residual tumor. The data of the main studies in early Her2-positive breast cancer are summarized.


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