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Thursday, November 17, 2011

Recurrent Chondrosarcoma

HISTORY :
  • 53 yr old gentleman operated earlier for low grade chonrosarcoma in 2005
  • Received post-operative radiation therapy in same year
  • Asymptomatic till Aug. 2011
  • Pain right C5 distribution since 2 months

EXAMINATION:

  • Grossly intact neurological status
  • MRI Cervical Spine:
  • C4-C6 extradural lesion with cord compression


CT angiography neck vessels:
  • Left vertebral artery block

TREATMENT:

  • Tumor decompression with C4-C6 corpectomies with C3-C7 fusion with expandable cage done

Histopathology:

  • Well diffrentiated chondrosarcoma

Postoperative X-Ray:



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