We documented two stages of bone involvement due to syphilis in two adult patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus. Bony lesions of secondary versus tertiary syphilis cannot be differentiated on clinical or radiologic grounds alone. Given the rarity of this clinical presentation, there is no c...
El Schwannoma o Neurilemoma es un tumor benigno de derivación neuroectodérmica que se origina en las células de Schwann, que constituyen la envoltura de los nervios. Es el tumor benigno más común de los nervios periféricos, tiene predisposición a originarse a partir de nervios periféricos senso...
Introducción: el Sarcoma de Ewing es una neoplasia maligna de origen mesenquimático. Al momento del diagnóstico el 75% se presentan en forma localizada.
Objetivo: comunicar un caso que por su presentación multifocal, generó dificultades diagnósticas.
Caso clínico: niña de 6 años. Consulta por ...
Abstract Objective Extended curettage with adjuvants of giant cell tumors of bone is associated with a lower rate of recurrence of the tumor while preserving the adjacent joint. The present study was conducted to estimate the recurrence rate and functional outcome after using argon beam as an adjuvant f...
Abstract The foot is an uncommon location for osseous tumors, comprising ~ 3% of all skeletal tumors, which occur particularly around the calcaneum. Radical surgery creates a void in the foot which adversely affects the ability to salvage it. Calcaneal replacement surgeries are not commonly performed due...
Background and objectives: surgical site infections (SSI) continue to be a major concern in orthopedic oncology and pose as great a challenge as cancer recurrence, despite the preventive potential of surgery. SSI can be avoided if evidence-based measures are taken. The objective was to assess the frequen...
Abstract Axial axis metastasis remains a challenge for surgical as well as other treatment modalities, like chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and radiotherapy. It is unequivocal that surgery provides pain improvements and preservation of neurological status, but this condition remains when associated with rad...
Introduction: Pain is the main symptom described in cancer patients. Objective: To assess pain classification and management in pediatric
patients with primary bone cancer over time: admission, during treatment and follow-up, and to investigate factors associated with pain
classification at the last asse...
Introdução: O cordoma é um tipo de sarcoma cuja malignidade óssea primária se origina da notocorda e se localiza no eixo espinhal entre
o clivus e o sacro. A primeira descrição dessa patologia foi em 1857. Na epidemiologia da doença, são mais afetados pacientes entre 40
e 60 anos, sendo o princi...
ResumenIntroducción:La falta de información sobre la efectividad de intervenciones fisioterapéuticas en la rehabilitación de pacientes con osteosarcoma en Ecuador ha llevado a evaluaciones tardías, aumentando la agresividad de la enfermedad.Materiales y métodos:En la investigación se p...
