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BACKGROUND
Low back pain is a common symptom in the pediatric population; approximately half of all children present with at least one episode of low back pain. The majority of cases are due to nonspecific causes such as musculoskeletal trauma with spontaneous regression. On some occasions, however,
BACKGROUND
Synovial sarcomas of the spine are very rare, most rare of which was occurring in the thoracic vertebral body. The diagnosis of synovial sarcomas was very difficult. It depends on the radiological examination, immunohistochemical examination and gene examination. The best treatment to
Soft tissue sarcoma comprises a heterogeneous group of solid malignant tumours. Comorbidities are important prognostic factors for survival and adversely impact quality of life. We examined the complex relationship between soft tissue sarcoma and comorbidities over time in a large population-based
Skeletal muscle metastasis is a very rare event in patients with oesophageal cancer. We herein report and discuss a case of a 65 years old man with history of gastro-esophageal reflux disease referred to our department for pyrosis associated to persistent low back pain. Oesophageal endoscopy and
BACKGROUND
Extra-skeletal Ewing's sarcomas are very rare lesions to the spine surgeon, with the intradural, extramedullary lesions being even rarer. Herein we present a patient with an intradural, extramedullary form of Ewing's sarcoma and review the relevant literature. The medical records,
This article describes a rare malignant spinal tumor successfully treated with total en bloc spondylectomy via a posterior approach. The purpose of this study was to emphasize the occurrence of primary histiocytic sarcoma in the lumbar spine. Histiocytic sarcomas are rare, malignant neoplasms of the
A 42-year-old female presented with right back pain. The CT scan revealed a 72-mm space-occupying lesion in the middle portion of the right kidney. No metastasis was proven. She underwent laparoscopic radical nephrectomy and lymph node disection. The histopathological examination revealed a
OBJECTIVE
To report on the clinical course and treatment of Ewing sarcoma of the thoracic epidural space in a 5-year-old girl.
METHODS
We present the case of a 5-year-old girl who experienced back pain (day 1); on day 10, the pain had exacerbated and involuntary movements in the lower limbs
Ewing's sarcoma is found exceptionally as a primary epidural tumor of the spine. Four cases of extraosseous Ewing's sarcoma of the spinal epidural space are presented. Another 17 cases were found in the pertinent literature and are discussed. There were 15 males and 6 females with mean age of 16
Primary central nervous system (CNS) sarcomas are exceedingly rare, and, to the best of our knowledge, there has not yet been a report of intramedullary sarcoma. Here, we report a primary intradural intramedullary sarcoma of the spinal cord in a four-year-old boy who presented with low back pain and
Histiocytic sarcoma (HS), an extremely rare malignancy, usually follows a progressive time course, and patients die within two years of diagnosis. At present, there is no consensus for effective chemotherapy.We report the case of a 54-year-old man who presented with low back pain and left hip joint
OBJECTIVE
The diagnosis of intradural synovial sarcoma has not been previously published. This report provides a summary of the literature on this tumor and on tumors arising in this location, as well as a description of this patient's clinical course.
METHODS
An 11-year-old girl presented with back
We present a rare case of synovial sarcoma with minimal symptoms that metastasized and threatened to embolize the heart in a 26-year-old male admitted to our hospital for evaluation of low back pain. The tumor made a direct extension to the left atrium and moved freely in the left ventricle outflow
Epithelioid sarcomas are rare mesenchymal neoplasms mainly arising in the limbs of young adults. We report the case of a 24-year-old male presenting low back pain radiating to both lower limbs, constipation and urinary retention. The MRI scan showed an intraspinal lesion extending from L4 to S2.
A 79-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of a 20-lb weight loss, low back pain, and leg weakness. He had a 1-year history of fibrotic myelodysplasia, possibly therapy related, with a highly complex chromosome karyotype. Radiologic evaluation showed extensive destructive bone lesions,