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J Am Acad Orthop Surg
December 2024
From the Vagelos College of Physicians of Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY (Garcia), and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY (Tyler).
Introduction: The odds of metastatic disease at diagnosis of bone (BS) and soft-tissue sarcomas (STS) of the extremities and pelvis may vary among patients due to several factors. There is limited research comparing the rates of metastatic disease at diagnosis in patients from different demographic and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Methods: Patients with a primary BS or STS of the extremity or pelvis were identified using International Classification of Diseases codes.
Cureus
November 2024
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, USA.
A 27-year-old female with a history of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in remission presented with chest pain, liver cirrhosis, and a thrombus in the hepatic vein on ultrasound. Further workup with computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a mass extending from the inferior vena cava to the right atrium, 3.4 x 3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Surg Case Rep
December 2024
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, 600 Highland Ave, Madison WI, 53792, United States.
Primary inferior vena cava (IVC) tumors are rare. Most are leiomyosarcomas. The prognosis is poor with those involving and superior to the hepatic veins faring worse than those isolated within the retrohepatic cava.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Orthop Case Rep
December 2024
Department of Orthopaedics, Subharti Medical College and Hospital, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Introduction: Primary leiomyosarcoma affecting the bone is an uncommon destructive tumor that primarily affects the elderly. If leiomyosarcoma is discovered in bone, it should be explored as a possible metastasis from a distant tumor. Surgical excision with broad margins is used as therapy.
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December 2024
Department of Dermatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
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