Publications by authors named "M Tapia-Vine"
Notochordal cell derived lesions: a 55-year casuistic analysis of 50 cases with radiologic-pathologic correlation in a tertiary referral hospital, and literature review.
Eva Manuela Pena-Burgos Nerea Torena Lerchundi Jorge Fuentes-Sánchez Mar Tapia-Viñe Nicomedes Fernández-Baíllo
Eur Spine J
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- This study examines 50 cases of distinct lesions derived from notochordal cells (NCDL), including various types of chordomas and benign tumors over the past 55 years in a tertiary hospital setting.
- Conventional chordomas were found to be lobulated masses with specific imaging characteristics and a variety of growth patterns, while benign notochordal cell tumors (BNCT) were less aggressive, presenting as well-defined lesions without infiltration.
- Follow-up strategies for BNCT involved radiological monitoring, showing no local recurrence or metastasis, while conventional chordoma cases faced higher risks with significant rates of local recurrence and metastasis, necessitating more aggressive treatments.
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- Hemosiderotic/aneurysmal variant of dermatofibroma is a rare type of skin tumor that can be misdiagnosed as malignant cancers, such as melanomas or sarcomas.
- The report details a case of a 7.6cm subcutaneous tumor in a 53-year-old woman, highlighting its unique imaging characteristics and histological features, including the presence of hemosiderin pigment and pseudovascular spaces.
- Despite the tumor being large and not having clear surgical margins, the patient showed no signs of local recurrence or metastasis after its removal.
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- * It typically forms in the long bones and rarely spreads to distant sites, but when it does, it can lead to serious outcomes.
- * In this report, two patients with periosteal ES were treated successfully, but one developed lung metastases and passed away 5 years later, while the other remained disease-free for 26 years despite having a late metastasis.
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- Papillary intralymphatic angioendothelioma (PILA) is a rare type of soft tissue tumor primarily found in children's subcutaneous tissues, with only four reported intraosseous cases in literature.
- A 50-year-old female presented with persistent knee pain, and imaging revealed a lytic lesion in her distal femoral epiphysis, eventually diagnosed as PILA through histological examination.
- After cryoablation and subsequent surgical resection due to recurrence, the patient remained free of local recurrence and metastases after 7 years of follow-up, highlighting the need to consider PILA in vascular bone tumor diagnoses.
Cutaneous fibrous histiocytoma (FH) is considered a benign dermal tumor. The cellular variant is rare and poorly documented. Besides presenting a high risk of local recurrence, it has a low but serious metastatic potential.
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