Three Level Thoracolumbar Spondylectomy for Recurrent Giant Cell Tumour of the Spine: A Case Report
Giant cell tumour (GCT) is a benign tumour but can be locally aggressive and with the potential to metastasise especially to the lungs. Successful treatments have been reported for long bone lesions; however, optimal surgical and medical treatment for spinal and sacral lesions are not well estab...
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| Language: | English |
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Malaysian Orthopaedic Association and ASEAN Orthopaedic Association
2018
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/22762/1/Three%20Level%20Thoracolumbar%20Spondylectomy%20for%20Recurrent%20%28abstract%29.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/22762/ http://www.morthoj.org/ |
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| Summary: | Giant cell tumour (GCT) is a benign tumour but can be
locally aggressive and with the potential to metastasise
especially to the lungs. Successful treatments have been
reported for long bone lesions; however, optimal surgical
and medical treatment for spinal and sacral lesions are not well established. In treating spinal GCTs, the aim is to achieve complete tumour excision, restore spinal stability and decompress the neural tissues. The ideal surgical procedure is an en bloc spondylectomy or vertebrectomy, where all tumour cells are removed as recurrence is closely related to the extent of initial surgical excision. However, such a surgery has a high complication rate, such as dura tear and massive blood loss. We report a patient with a missed pathological fracture of T12 treated initially with a posterior
subtraction osteotomy, who had recurrence three years after the index surgery and subsequently underwent a three level vertebrectomy and posterior spinal fusion. |
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