Abstract |
We report the case of a parosteal osteosarcoma of the distal ulna, treated with wide resection without reconstruction. The patient developed lung metastasis and a mass in the interosseus membrane of the forearm proximally to the osteotomy. The lung mass was found to be a metastasis from parosteal osteosarcoma and the biopsy of the forearm mass revealed a myositis ossificans. The suspicion of a recurrence of parosteal osteosarcoma, already metastatic, led to a second wide resection with no reconstruction. A slice of the radial cortex was taken during this second procedure. From a histological point of view, good margins were achieved and diagnosis of myositis ossificans was confirmed. Two months later, a radius fracture occurred and a synthesis, with plate and screws, as added with poly(methyl methacrylate) ( PMMA) to reconstruct the bone loss, was performed. Indication of the reconstructive technique and the complication after distal ulna resection in oncologic surgery are discussed in this paper.
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Authors | Maria Silvia Spinelli, Carlo Perisano, Carlo Della Rocca, Jendrick Hardes, Carlo Barone, Carlo Fabbriciani, Giulio Maccauro |
Journal | World journal of surgical oncology
(World J Surg Oncol)
Vol. 10
Pg. 260
(Nov 29 2012)
ISSN: 1477-7819 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 23194024
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Bone Neoplasms
(complications, diagnostic imaging, surgery)
- Humans
- Lung Neoplasms
(secondary)
- Male
- Myositis Ossificans
(etiology)
- Osteosarcoma
(complications, diagnostic imaging, surgery)
- Postoperative Complications
(etiology)
- Radiography
- Ulna
(diagnostic imaging, pathology, surgery)
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