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Epithelioid Sarcoma of the Spine: A Review of Literature and Case Report
Epithelioid sarcoma is a rare malignant mesenchymal tumor that represents less than 1% of soft-tissue sarcomas. Despite its slow growth, the overall prognosis is poor with a high rate of local recurrence, lymph-node spread, and hematogenous metastasis. Primary epithelioid sarcoma arising from the sp...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10488709/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37685699 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12175632 |
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author | Tan, Yi Liang Ong, Wilson Tan, Jiong Hao Kumar, Naresh Hallinan, James Thomas Patrick Decourcy |
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description | Epithelioid sarcoma is a rare malignant mesenchymal tumor that represents less than 1% of soft-tissue sarcomas. Despite its slow growth, the overall prognosis is poor with a high rate of local recurrence, lymph-node spread, and hematogenous metastasis. Primary epithelioid sarcoma arising from the spine is extremely rare, with limited data in the literature. We review the existing literature regarding spinal epithelioid sarcoma and report a case of epithelioid sarcoma arising from the spinal cord. A 54 year old male presented with a 1-month history of progressive left upper-limb weakness and numbness. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spine showed an enhancing intramedullary mass at the level of T1 also involving the left T1 nerve root. Systemic radiological examination revealed no other lesion at presentation. Surgical excision of the mass was performed, and histology was consistent with epithelioid sarcoma of the spine. Despite adjuvant radiotherapy, there was aggressive local recurrence and development of intracranial metastatic spread. The patient died of the disease within 5 months from presentation. To the best of our knowledge, spinal epithelioid sarcoma arising from the spinal cord has not yet been reported. We review the challenges in diagnosis, surgical treatment, and oncologic outcome of this case. |
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spelling | pubmed-104887092023-09-09 Epithelioid Sarcoma of the Spine: A Review of Literature and Case Report Tan, Yi Liang Ong, Wilson Tan, Jiong Hao Kumar, Naresh Hallinan, James Thomas Patrick Decourcy J Clin Med Case Report Epithelioid sarcoma is a rare malignant mesenchymal tumor that represents less than 1% of soft-tissue sarcomas. Despite its slow growth, the overall prognosis is poor with a high rate of local recurrence, lymph-node spread, and hematogenous metastasis. Primary epithelioid sarcoma arising from the spine is extremely rare, with limited data in the literature. We review the existing literature regarding spinal epithelioid sarcoma and report a case of epithelioid sarcoma arising from the spinal cord. A 54 year old male presented with a 1-month history of progressive left upper-limb weakness and numbness. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spine showed an enhancing intramedullary mass at the level of T1 also involving the left T1 nerve root. Systemic radiological examination revealed no other lesion at presentation. Surgical excision of the mass was performed, and histology was consistent with epithelioid sarcoma of the spine. Despite adjuvant radiotherapy, there was aggressive local recurrence and development of intracranial metastatic spread. The patient died of the disease within 5 months from presentation. To the best of our knowledge, spinal epithelioid sarcoma arising from the spinal cord has not yet been reported. We review the challenges in diagnosis, surgical treatment, and oncologic outcome of this case. MDPI 2023-08-29 /pmc/articles/PMC10488709/ /pubmed/37685699 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12175632 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Tan, Yi Liang Ong, Wilson Tan, Jiong Hao Kumar, Naresh Hallinan, James Thomas Patrick Decourcy Epithelioid Sarcoma of the Spine: A Review of Literature and Case Report |
title | Epithelioid Sarcoma of the Spine: A Review of Literature and Case Report |
title_full | Epithelioid Sarcoma of the Spine: A Review of Literature and Case Report |
title_fullStr | Epithelioid Sarcoma of the Spine: A Review of Literature and Case Report |
title_full_unstemmed | Epithelioid Sarcoma of the Spine: A Review of Literature and Case Report |
title_short | Epithelioid Sarcoma of the Spine: A Review of Literature and Case Report |
title_sort | epithelioid sarcoma of the spine: a review of literature and case report |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10488709/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37685699 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12175632 |
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