Soft tissue sarcomas of the proximal adductor area of the thigh: Indications, results and complications at medium follow-up in a series of 43 surgically treated patients.

Introduction: When Soft Tissue Sarcomas are localized in the groin area, they pose specific challenges due to their proximity to important structures. These tumors exhibit elevated complication rates and a higher local recurrence rate compared to their locations in other limbs. The objective of this paper is to analyze a series of patients affected by soft tissue sarcomas in the adductor area of the proximal thigh.

Symptoms and their implications on quality of life and psychological distress in sarcoma patients.

The aim of this study was to investigate symptoms, their variation over time and their relationship with quality of life (QoL)/psychological distress in sarcoma patients, as few data regarding QoL and psychological distress in this set of patients are currently available. A total of 188 sarcoma patients from an Italian referral center were involved. Symptoms and financial difficulties were evaluated with the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire from the first treatment and over the follow-up period, up to 6 years.

A computer-assisted navigation technique to perform bone tumor resection without dedicated software.

Purpose: In oncological orthopedics, navigation systems are limited to use in specialized centers, because specific, expensive, software is necessary. To resolve this problem, we present a technique using general spine navigation software to resect tumors located in different segments.

Materials And Methods: This technique requires a primary surgery during which screws are inserted in the segment where the bone tumor is; next, a CT scan of the entire segment is used as a guide in a second surgery where a resection is performed under navigation control.

The Gore-Tex biomaterial mesh as temporary divisor in two times surgery for spinal and pelvic tumors.

In muscular skeletal spine and pelvic tumor, surgery can be performed by a double anterior and posterior approach to decrease the risk of bleeding and opening the tumor; in first one, neurovascular bundles are divided by the mass; in second one, the tumor is resected by posterior or postero-lateral approach. A Gore-Tex mesh could be used as divisor between neurovascular bundles and the tumor to decrease the adhesion formation risk and facilitate tumor removal during second operation if performed after more days. The cohort was composed by a consecutive series of 11 patients underwent to surgery for spine and pelvic tumor where Gore-Tex mesh spacer was placed.

Radiation-induced osteosarcoma arising 20 years after the treatment of Ewing's sarcoma.

We report the case of a 17 years old female with a Ewing's sarcoma of the left femur treated with limb sparing surgery followed by local radiotherapy of 45 Gy and adjuvant chemotherapy with vincristine, doxorubicine, cyclophosphamide, actinomycin D. The patient received neoadjuvant chemotherapy for osteosarcoma and a left femur resection with endoprosthesis replacement. The patient is alive and free of disease 4 years after the treatment of this second malignant neoplasm (SMN).