Iatrogenic seeding of osteosarcoma in a tracheotomy tract – a case report

Here, we describe the first reported case of osteosarcoma occurring postsurgically in a tracheotomy tract, highlighting the possibility of osteosarcoma seeding during head and neck surgery. Preventative measures such as performing the tracheostomy after the tumor resection while walling off the trac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Duek, Irit, Lopchinsky, Richard, Akrish, Sharon, Gil, Ziv
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5838281/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29531725
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1395
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Sumario:Here, we describe the first reported case of osteosarcoma occurring postsurgically in a tracheotomy tract, highlighting the possibility of osteosarcoma seeding during head and neck surgery. Preventative measures such as performing the tracheostomy after the tumor resection while walling off the tracheostomy site from the operative field should be considered.

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