Surgical management and outcome of spinal alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPA): a case series of five patients and literature review
Abstract
Background
Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare entity of soft tissue malignancies with uncommon spinal involvements. Surgical management should be the best choice of cure.
Methods
Five patients with spinal ASPS were interviewed retrospectively, where data was collected. The relevant literatures were also systematically examined. Thereafter, patient and surgical data were obtained and pooled for prognostic analysis.
Results
A total of five patients with eight surgeries were reviewed retrospectively, and three patients previously reported were also included. All patients were surgically treated, where five of them underwent additional adjuvant therapies such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and targeted therapy in order to manage their local and/or systematic diseases. One patient was lost in follow-up. For the remaining seven patients, the mean follow-up period was 19.7 ± 8.8 months, two succumbed to disease while five were alive at the time of the study.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5294916/
Surgical management and outcome of spinal alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPA): a case series of five patients
En Bloc Resection of Cervical Sarcoma Involving C1: Report of Two Cases and Surgical Considerations
En Bloc Resection of Cervical Sarcoma Involving C1: Report of Two Cases and Surgical Considerations
Abstract
Study background: A two patient case series describing the surgical management of upper cervical sarcoma. Due to the density of critical neurovascular structures in the upper cervical spine, these rare sarcomas require primary surgical treatment that preempts local recurrence. Recurrence secondary to tumor spillage is problematic due to scar tissue formation and radiation effect creating surgically inaccessible tissue planes. En bloc resection of sarcomas during an index procedure provides the best chance at cure and prevention of local recurrence. Meticulous planning, familiarity with anatomy and surgical technique is critical for the success of these operations.
Methods: Two patients: a 30-year-old and 36-year-old female, were referred to our institution with malignant spine tumors involving C1. The first was found to have a left sided synovial sarcoma anterolateral to C1 and C2. The second presented with metastatic alveolar soft tissue sarcoma at C1. Both patients underwent multi-stage en bloc surgical removal of their tumors.
Results: Successful en bloc tumor excision and instrumented stabilization of the cervical spine without neurovascular complication was performed. Tumor margins were negative and x-rays demonstrated adequate spinal alignment. At six month followup, MRI evaluation demonstrated no local recurrence in either patient.
https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access ... ?aid=57180
Abstract
Study background: A two patient case series describing the surgical management of upper cervical sarcoma. Due to the density of critical neurovascular structures in the upper cervical spine, these rare sarcomas require primary surgical treatment that preempts local recurrence. Recurrence secondary to tumor spillage is problematic due to scar tissue formation and radiation effect creating surgically inaccessible tissue planes. En bloc resection of sarcomas during an index procedure provides the best chance at cure and prevention of local recurrence. Meticulous planning, familiarity with anatomy and surgical technique is critical for the success of these operations.
Methods: Two patients: a 30-year-old and 36-year-old female, were referred to our institution with malignant spine tumors involving C1. The first was found to have a left sided synovial sarcoma anterolateral to C1 and C2. The second presented with metastatic alveolar soft tissue sarcoma at C1. Both patients underwent multi-stage en bloc surgical removal of their tumors.
Results: Successful en bloc tumor excision and instrumented stabilization of the cervical spine without neurovascular complication was performed. Tumor margins were negative and x-rays demonstrated adequate spinal alignment. At six month followup, MRI evaluation demonstrated no local recurrence in either patient.
https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access ... ?aid=57180
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Re: Surgical management and outcome of spinal alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPA): a case series of five patients
Conclusions
Surgical management is shown to be the most important and the most effective treatment strategy for spinal ASPS, whereas adjuvant therapies made little impact. The prognostic factors for spinal ASPS are primary or metastatic lesions, neurological status, disease progression, systematic conditions, and resection approaches.
Keywords: Spine, ASPS, Surgical management, Prognostic factors
Surgical management is shown to be the most important and the most effective treatment strategy for spinal ASPS, whereas adjuvant therapies made little impact. The prognostic factors for spinal ASPS are primary or metastatic lesions, neurological status, disease progression, systematic conditions, and resection approaches.
Keywords: Spine, ASPS, Surgical management, Prognostic factors
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Management of metastatic spine and hip alveolar soft part sarcoma: Case report and review of literature
Management of metastatic spine and hip alveolar soft part sarcoma: Case report and review of literature
Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare soft tissue tumor. Primary or metastatic involvement of the spine is unusual in ASPS. In most case, it is refractory to chemotherapy and radiation. Surgical resection is the most effective intervention. We report the case of a 38-year-old female having ASPS along with metastatic spine and hip involvement treated surgically as a single-stage operation, which is the first of its kind approach to our knowledge. We present the case of a 38-year-old female with simultaneous L4 pathological fracture with symptomatic lumbar canal stenosis without focal neurology and pathological fracture of neck of femur of left hip, secondary to metastatic ASPS. Since both conditions were contributing equally to her disability and demanded early intervention, they were treated simultaneously with intralesional excision of the tumor and posterior stabilization of the spine and left hip proximal femur resection and replaced it with proximal femur endoprosthesis as a single-stage operation. Postoperatively, she had significant relief of radiculopathy and left hip pain. She was mobilized out of bed on the postoperative day 1 and was discharged from hospital on the postoperative day 6. She was given chemotherapy drug sunitib postoperative. At her last follow-up, 20 months' postoperative, she was asymptomatic and was independent in terms of activities of daily living. Metastatic ASPS of the spine and hip is a rare clinical entity. Simultaneous surgical treatment of the spine and hip pathology is technically demanding. If the conditions demands, as in our case, both of them can be managed safely in a single-stage with good midterm outcome.
https://www.asianjns.org/article.asp?is ... ulast=Shah
Side note
Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare soft tissue tumor. Primary or metastatic involvement of the spine is unusual in ASPS. In most case, it is refractory to chemotherapy and radiation. Surgical resection is the most effective intervention. We report the case of a 38-year-old female having ASPS along with metastatic spine and hip involvement treated surgically as a single-stage operation, which is the first of its kind approach to our knowledge. We present the case of a 38-year-old female with simultaneous L4 pathological fracture with symptomatic lumbar canal stenosis without focal neurology and pathological fracture of neck of femur of left hip, secondary to metastatic ASPS. Since both conditions were contributing equally to her disability and demanded early intervention, they were treated simultaneously with intralesional excision of the tumor and posterior stabilization of the spine and left hip proximal femur resection and replaced it with proximal femur endoprosthesis as a single-stage operation. Postoperatively, she had significant relief of radiculopathy and left hip pain. She was mobilized out of bed on the postoperative day 1 and was discharged from hospital on the postoperative day 6. She was given chemotherapy drug sunitib postoperative. At her last follow-up, 20 months' postoperative, she was asymptomatic and was independent in terms of activities of daily living. Metastatic ASPS of the spine and hip is a rare clinical entity. Simultaneous surgical treatment of the spine and hip pathology is technically demanding. If the conditions demands, as in our case, both of them can be managed safely in a single-stage with good midterm outcome.
https://www.asianjns.org/article.asp?is ... ulast=Shah
Side note
The Sacrum
The sacrum is a wedge-shaped piece of bone directly below the lumbar spine. It is made of five fused vertebrae numbered s1 through s5. These five vertebrae are separate in children and young people. They begin to fuse in late adolescence and early adulthood and are usually fully fused by age 30.
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