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Samia A, Scarcella J, Zeri R, Guo Y. Intraneural Synovial Sarcoma of the Median Nerve in a 15-Year-Old Male: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Hand (N Y) 2022; 17:NP1-NP5. [PMID: 33410716 PMCID: PMC8984718 DOI: 10.1177/1558944720975139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
There have been 8 synovial sarcomas of the median nerve reported. We report a case of a 15-year-old male with synovial sarcoma of the right-hand median nerve. Patient presented with a 2-month history of enlarging mass at the base of the right thenar eminence associated with numbness in the median nerve distribution. Physical examination revealed a soft mass over the thenar eminence and paresthesia in the median nerve distribution. He underwent excision of the tumor, which revealed a well-encapsulated lesion encompassing the median nerve, involving the first, second, and radial aspect of the third web space as well as recurrent branches of the median nerve. Following excision of the tumor, a thorough metastatic workup was negative for metastatic disease. He was staged as III, T2b, N0, M0-poorly differentiated monophasic synovial sarcoma of the right median nerve. Postoperatively the patient was started on chemotherapy and radiation. Intraneural synovial sarcoma is extremely rare. Our case is the youngest with the longest follow-up. He is currently at a status of 3 years posttreatment with no signs of recurrence and excellent use of his right hand. This case is of particular interest due to the rarity of the disease along with this being the best outcome reported in the literature to-date.
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Affiliation(s)
- Arthur Samia
- Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina
University, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina
University, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina
University, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina
University, Greenville, NC, USA
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Llacer-Moscardo C, Terlizzi M, Bonvalot S, Le Loarer F, Carrère S, Tetrau R, D'ascoli A, Lerouge D, Le Péchoux C, Thariat J. Pre- or postoperative radiotherapy for soft tissue sarcomas. Cancer Radiother 2020; 24:501-512. [PMID: 32807685 DOI: 10.1016/j.canrad.2020.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Revised: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Sarcomas are rare tumours arising from mesenchymal tissue. A multimodal management in an expert centre combining surgery and radiotherapy is the current standard of care for localized soft-tissue sarcomas of the extremities, to enable limb-sparing strategies. The delivery of pre- radiotherapy or postoperative radiotherapy offers similar local control and survival rates but the toxicity profile is quite different: preoperative radiotherapy increases the risk of wound complications and postoperative radiotherapy affects long-term functional outcomes. While postoperative radiotherapy has long been the rule, especially in Europe, technical improvements with image-guided- and intensity-modulated radiotherapy associated with a better management of postoperative wounds has tended to change practices with more frequent preoperative radiotherapy. More recently the possibilities of a hypofractionated regimen or potentiation by nanoparticles to increase the therapeutic index plead in favour of a preoperative delivery of radiotherapy. The aim of this paper is to report pros and cons of pre- and post-operative radiotherapy for soft-tissue sarcomas.
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- C Llacer-Moscardo
- Radiation Oncology Department, institut du cancer de Montpellier (ICM), 208, avenue des Apothicaires, parc Euromédecine, 34298 Montpellier cedex 5, France.
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- Radiation Oncology Department, hôpital Haut-Lévêque, CHU de Bordeaux, 1, avenue Magellan, 33600 Pessac, France
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, institut Curie, 26, rue d'Ulm, 75005 Paris, France
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- Department of Pathology, institut Bergonié, 229, cours de l'Argonne, CS 61283, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, institut du cancer de Montpellier (ICM), 208, avenue des Apothicaires, parc Euromédecine, 34298 Montpellier cedex 5, France
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- Radiology Department, institut du cancer de Montpellier (ICM), 208, avenue des Apothicaires, parc Euromédecine, 34298 Montpellier cedex 5, France
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Surgery, hôpital Pasteur 2, Institut universitaire locomoteur et sports (IULS), 30, voie Romaine, 06000 Nice, France
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- Radiation Oncology Department, centre François-Baclesse, 3, avenue General-Harris, 14000 Caen, France; Association Advance Resource Centre for Hadrontherapy in Europe (Archade), 3, avenue General-Harris, 14000 Caen, France
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Gustave-Roussy, 114, rue Édouard-Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif cedex, France
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- Radiation Oncology Department, centre François-Baclesse, 3, avenue General-Harris, 14000 Caen, France; Association Advance Resource Centre for Hadrontherapy in Europe (Archade), 3, avenue General-Harris, 14000 Caen, France
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Soft tissue sarcomas of childhood are a heterogenous group of tumors with a wide spectrum of presentations and outcomes. Most patients require multimodal therapy with chemotherapy, surgery and/or radiation. Improved outcomes in recent decades have been achieved through improvements in the comprehensive care of these children through large cooperative group studies, even as little progress has been made in the standard chemotherapy backbone. A thorough understanding of the nuances of surgical therapy for these children is required to minimize both the risk of local failure and the possibility of loss of vital form or function.
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- Timothy B Lautz
- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University, 225 E Chicago Ave, Box 63, Chicago, IL 60611, United States.
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of North Carolina, 170 Manning Drive, G196 Physician's Office Building, Ground Floor, CB# 7223, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7223, United States.
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