Tumour Transfer to Bone Graft Donor Site: A Case Report and Review of the Literature of the Mechanism of Seeding

Purpose. Transmission of malignant tumour cells to a bone graft donor site is a rare complication of bone grafting.We report a case of seeding of malignant fibrous histiocytoma from the femur to a pelvic bone graft donor site. Discussion. We review the literature, discuss the possible mechanism of t...

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Autores principales: Dias, Richard G., Abudu, Adesegun, Carter, Simon R., Grimer, Robert J., Tillman, Roger M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2000
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2408361/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18521435
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1357714X00000098
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Sumario:Purpose. Transmission of malignant tumour cells to a bone graft donor site is a rare complication of bone grafting.We report a case of seeding of malignant fibrous histiocytoma from the femur to a pelvic bone graft donor site. Discussion. We review the literature, discuss the possible mechanism of tumour transfer and offer advice aimed at avoiding this complication.

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