Two rare localizations of chondrosarcoma: cervical and thoracic spine
Chondrosarcoma is a primary malignant bone tumor, with spinal involvement being rare. Diagnosing this condition can be challenging and typically requires histological verification. Chondrosarcoma has the potential to invade locally and spread systemically. We report the case of 32 year-old women pre...
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| author | Sameh Sayhi Maha Rebai Ahmed Harbaoui Sameh Achoura Arij Ezzouhour Yahyaoui Nadia Ben Abdelhafidh |
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| description | Chondrosarcoma is a primary malignant bone tumor, with spinal involvement being rare. Diagnosing this condition can be challenging and typically requires histological verification. Chondrosarcoma has the potential to invade locally and spread systemically. We report the case of 32 year-old women presenting with back pain and weight loss. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine showed a bone growth at the low cervical spine which extends to the upper dorsal spine. Histological examination showed low-grade chondrosarcoma. Given the tumor proximity to the spinal cord, an incomplete surgical excision was performed followed by radiotherapy sessions. Clinical course was marked by partial regression of the tumor process with a stability of the radiological image of the tumor after a three years follow-up. Our case is original because of the bifocality of the chondrosarcoma in two adjacent segments of the spine. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ff7e65660d294d899f61b64d40abd7092025-01-07T14:29:00ZengAmaltea Medical Publishing HouseRomanian Medical Journal1220-54782069-606X2024-09-0171328929310.37897/RMJ.2024.3.16Two rare localizations of chondrosarcoma: cervical and thoracic spineSameh Sayhi0Maha Rebai1Ahmed Harbaoui2Sameh Achoura3Arij Ezzouhour Yahyaoui4Nadia Ben Abdelhafidh5Internal Medicine Department, Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, TunisiaInternal Medicine Department, Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, TunisiaNeurosurgery Department, Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, TunisiaNeurosurgery Department, Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, TunisiaAutoimmune Diseases Research Unit UR17DN02, Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, TunisiaInternal Medicine Department, Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, TunisiaChondrosarcoma is a primary malignant bone tumor, with spinal involvement being rare. Diagnosing this condition can be challenging and typically requires histological verification. Chondrosarcoma has the potential to invade locally and spread systemically. We report the case of 32 year-old women presenting with back pain and weight loss. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine showed a bone growth at the low cervical spine which extends to the upper dorsal spine. Histological examination showed low-grade chondrosarcoma. Given the tumor proximity to the spinal cord, an incomplete surgical excision was performed followed by radiotherapy sessions. Clinical course was marked by partial regression of the tumor process with a stability of the radiological image of the tumor after a three years follow-up. Our case is original because of the bifocality of the chondrosarcoma in two adjacent segments of the spine.https://rmj.com.ro/articles/2024.3/RMJ_2024_3_Art-16.pdfchondrosarcomacervical spinedorsal spine |
| spellingShingle | Sameh Sayhi Maha Rebai Ahmed Harbaoui Sameh Achoura Arij Ezzouhour Yahyaoui Nadia Ben Abdelhafidh Two rare localizations of chondrosarcoma: cervical and thoracic spine Romanian Medical Journal chondrosarcoma cervical spine dorsal spine |
| title | Two rare localizations of chondrosarcoma: cervical and thoracic spine |
| title_full | Two rare localizations of chondrosarcoma: cervical and thoracic spine |
| title_fullStr | Two rare localizations of chondrosarcoma: cervical and thoracic spine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Two rare localizations of chondrosarcoma: cervical and thoracic spine |
| title_short | Two rare localizations of chondrosarcoma: cervical and thoracic spine |
| title_sort | two rare localizations of chondrosarcoma cervical and thoracic spine |
| topic | chondrosarcoma cervical spine dorsal spine |
| url | https://rmj.com.ro/articles/2024.3/RMJ_2024_3_Art-16.pdf |
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