Osteosarcoma of the spine- A dilemma in diagnosis and management
Philippine Journal of Surgical Specialties
;
: 32-36, 2010.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
Osteosarcoma of the spine accounts for 1 to 3 percent of osteosarcoma. When this afflication of the spine occurs, it is often fraught with diagnostic dilemmas and treatment challenges.OBJECTIVE:
This manuscript reports on the cases reported over a 15- year period from the UP Musculoskeletal Tumor Unit. Only 2 of the 3 cases were available for review.RESULTS:
Both patients were initially misdiagnosed. This delay in diagnosis led to a delay in instituting appropriate chemotheraphy inevitable causing poor outcomes of treatment.CONCLUSION:
This report highlights the dilemma of treating a difficult site. Spinal osteosarcoma presents with numerous diagnostics and management obstacles. Unless clinician awareness is improved and these treatment options become available to patients, prognosis will not improve.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Prognosis
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Spine
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Bone Neoplasms
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Osteosarcoma
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Treatment Outcome
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Philippine Journal of Surgical Specialties
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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