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ArticleBJR case reports2019

Vertebral body chondrosarcoma with metastasis to the scalp.

Aya Fukuda, Dayvid L de Castro Oliveira, Andrei Fernandes Joaquim, Eliane Maria Ingrid Amstalden, Luciano de Souza Queiroz, Fabiano Reis

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Article in BJR case reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Aya FukudaMaster Student in Oncology, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.
Dayvid L de Castro OliveiraDepartment of Neurosurgery, State Universityof Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.
Andrei Fernandes JoaquimDepartment of Neurosurgery, State Universityof Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.
Eliane Maria Ingrid AmstaldenDepartment of Pathology, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.
Luciano de Souza QueirozDepartment of Pathology, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.
Fabiano ReisDepartment of Radiology, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a case of a 30-year-old man who had a 3-year history of low back pain. MRI demonstrated an infiltrative mass, affecting the vertebral body and pedicles of L4, with some extension to the vertebral canal. There was also tumor invasion in the inferior vena cava and in the left iliopsoas muscle. The anatomopathological examination of the resected L4 vertebral body was of a malignant neoplasia compatible with mesenchymal chondrosarcoma (high histological grade). About 2 months after surgery, he developed a progressive bladder incontinence, bilateral leg weakness and severe back pain. A new MRI was obtained, confirming progression of the disease. An occipital scalp lesion was detected and biopsy confirmed cutaneous metastasis. Primary malignant bone tumors are rare but should be ruled out in young patients with persistent low back pain. We present a case of a confirmed mesenchymal chondrosarcoma affecting lumbar spine, with MRI and pathological illustrations. Early diagnosis may improve the chances of local disease control and even cure.

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PMCPMC6519492
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