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ArticleBMC cancer2019

Local dissemination of osteosarcoma observed after massage therapy: a case report.

Shinji Miwa, Michi Kamei, Satoru Yoshida, Satoshi Yamada, Hisaki Aiba, Hiroyuki Tsuchiya, Takanobu Otsuka

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Article in BMC cancer, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shinji MiwaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan. miwapoti@yahoo.co.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5962-8287
Michi KameiDepartment of Neonatology and Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan.
Satoru YoshidaDepartment of Neonatology and Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan.
Satoshi YamadaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan.
Hisaki AibaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan.
Hiroyuki TsuchiyaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
Takanobu OtsukaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan.
Nagoya City University · JPKanazawa University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLimited evidence is available regarding the dissemination of tumor tissues due to compression during massage therapy, a routine procedure in patients with various symptoms in Asian countries. CASE PRESENTATION: A 12-year-old male presented at a massage clinic with pain and swelling of his left knee, which worsened the same night. Consistent with conventional osteosarcoma, radiography revealed cortical bone destruction, osteoblastic changes, and periosteal reactions. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a tumor in the distal femur, an extraskeletal mass, and an infiltrative lesion in the intramuscular and neurovascular areas surrounding the distal femur; this was considered as hemorrhage and dissemination of the tumor tissue.

conclusionsThe present case suggests association of massage therapy with the local dissemination of tumor tissues, although influence of massage therapy on metastatic lesions remains unclear. Massage therapists should be aware of the possibility for dissemination of hidden malignancies due to the procedure.

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Bone NeoplasmsChildFatal OutcomeHumansMaleMassageOsteosarcomaDisseminationMassage therapyOsteosarcoma

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