The Value of Cryosurgery in Treating a Case of Thoracic Chondrosarcoma
Chondrosarcomas of the spine are rare and difficult to treat. In this paper a case of thoracic chondrosarcoma is presented. Chondrosarcomas of the spine are generally smaller, more difficult to excise and are followed by higher local recurrence compared with chondrosarcomas of the peripheral skeleto...
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| description | Chondrosarcomas of the spine are rare and difficult to treat. In this paper a case of thoracic chondrosarcoma is presented. Chondrosarcomas of the spine are generally smaller, more difficult to excise and are followed by higher local recurrence compared with chondrosarcomas of the peripheral skeleton. The tumor is radio- and chemoresistant, making the surgical treatment of utmost importance. The most important prognostic factor for local control is wide or marginal tumor resection. Our patient was treated in two stages, with total excision of the tumor, using cryosurgery. Liquid nitrogen was used to freeze the damaged tissue at a cellular level and made the excision more efficient. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d5afae08143d4d0eae6b662682fb74c02025-02-03T05:51:41ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352011-01-01201110.1155/2011/243243243243The Value of Cryosurgery in Treating a Case of Thoracic ChondrosarcomaKalliopi Alpantaki0George Datsis1Odysseas Zoras2Alkisti Kampouroglou3Ioannis Drositis4George Halkiadakis5Pavlos Katonis6Departments of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Voutes, Heraklion, 71003 Crete, GreeceDepartments of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Voutes, Heraklion, 71003 Crete, GreeceDepartment of Surgery, University Hospital of Heraklion, Voutes, Heraklion, 71003 Crete, GreeceDepartments of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Voutes, Heraklion, 71003 Crete, GreeceDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Heraklion, Voutes, Heraklion, 71003 Crete, GreeceDepartment of Surgery, University Hospital of Heraklion, Voutes, Heraklion, 71003 Crete, GreeceDepartments of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Voutes, Heraklion, 71003 Crete, GreeceChondrosarcomas of the spine are rare and difficult to treat. In this paper a case of thoracic chondrosarcoma is presented. Chondrosarcomas of the spine are generally smaller, more difficult to excise and are followed by higher local recurrence compared with chondrosarcomas of the peripheral skeleton. The tumor is radio- and chemoresistant, making the surgical treatment of utmost importance. The most important prognostic factor for local control is wide or marginal tumor resection. Our patient was treated in two stages, with total excision of the tumor, using cryosurgery. Liquid nitrogen was used to freeze the damaged tissue at a cellular level and made the excision more efficient.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/243243 |
| spellingShingle | Kalliopi Alpantaki George Datsis Odysseas Zoras Alkisti Kampouroglou Ioannis Drositis George Halkiadakis Pavlos Katonis The Value of Cryosurgery in Treating a Case of Thoracic Chondrosarcoma Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | The Value of Cryosurgery in Treating a Case of Thoracic Chondrosarcoma |
| title_full | The Value of Cryosurgery in Treating a Case of Thoracic Chondrosarcoma |
| title_fullStr | The Value of Cryosurgery in Treating a Case of Thoracic Chondrosarcoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Value of Cryosurgery in Treating a Case of Thoracic Chondrosarcoma |
| title_short | The Value of Cryosurgery in Treating a Case of Thoracic Chondrosarcoma |
| title_sort | value of cryosurgery in treating a case of thoracic chondrosarcoma |
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