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Laitinen MK, Parry MC, Morris GV, Grimer RJ, Sumathi V, Stevenson JD, Jeys LM. Chondrosarcoma of the Femur: Is Local Recurrence Influenced by the Presence of an Extraosseous Component? Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:363. [PMID: 38254852 PMCID: PMC10814051 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16020363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Chondrosarcoma (CS) is the second most common surgically treated primary malignancy of the bone. The current study explored the effect of the margin and extraosseous tumor component in CS in the femur on local recurrence (LR), LR-free survival (LRFS), and disease-specific survival (DSS). METHODS Among 202 patients, 115 were in the proximal extremity of the femur, 4 in the corpus of the femur, and 83 in the distal extremity of femur; 105 patients had an extraosseous tumor component. RESULTS In the Kaplan-Meier analysis, factors significant for decreased LRFS were the extraosseous tumor component (p < 0.001), extraosseous tumor component arising from the superior aspect (p < 0.001), histological grade (p = 0.031), and narrow surgical margin < 3 mm (p < 0.001). Factors significantly affecting DSS were the histological grade (p < 0.001), extraosseous component (p < 0.001), LR (p < 0.001), metastases (p < 0.001), and surgical margin (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS In CS of the femur, the presence of an extraosseous tumor component has a predictive role in LRFS, and extraosseous tumor component arising from the superior aspect was significant for decreased LRFS. Wide margins were more commonly achieved when the tumor had only an intraosseous component, and the rate of LR was significantly higher in cases with an extraosseous tumor component. When the extraosseous component arose from the superior aspect of the femur, LR occurred more frequently despite achieving adequate margins.
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- Minna K. Laitinen
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, 00100 Helsinki, Finland
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- Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham and Aston University Medical School, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK; (M.C.P.); (G.V.M.); (J.D.S.)
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- Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham and Aston University Medical School, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK; (M.C.P.); (G.V.M.); (J.D.S.)
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- Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham B31 2AP, UK; (R.J.G.); (V.S.)
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- Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham B31 2AP, UK; (R.J.G.); (V.S.)
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- Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham and Aston University Medical School, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK; (M.C.P.); (G.V.M.); (J.D.S.)
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- Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK;
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Laitinen MK, Thorkildsen J, Morris G, Kurisunkal V, Stevenson JD, Parry MC, Jeys LM. Intraosseous conventional central chondrosarcoma does not metastasise irrespective of grade in pelvis, scapula and in long bone locations. J Bone Oncol 2023; 43:100514. [PMID: 38033413 PMCID: PMC10682821 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbo.2023.100514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2023] [Revised: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
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Background Histological grade has been regarded as the most important prognostic factor in conventional central chondrosarcoma. To evaluate whether the presence of an extraosseous tumour component is associated with a decreased metastasis-free survival or disease-specific survival and alternatively to develop a simple prognostic and clinical decision-making tool. Material and methods We searched two prospectively maintained international sarcoma centre databases for primary non metastatic central conventional chondrosarcomas of all grades in pelvis, scapula or long bone location, undergoing curative treatment, diagnosed between 2000 and 2020. Pre-treatment MRI scans were reviewed for the presence of an extraosseous mass. The metastasis-free survival (MFS) and disease-specific survival (DSS) were estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method from surgery to event, death or last follow-up. Results 336 patients were identified between 2000 and 2020, undergoing surgical treatment for conventional central chondrosarcoma. 111 patients (33 %) had grade 1 tumours, 149 patients (44 %) had grade 2, and 76 patient (23 %) had grade 3 chondrosarcomas determined as the highest grade in the final resected specimen. An extraosseous soft tissue component was more frequent in higher grade tumours (p < 0.001) and present in 200 cases (60 %). None of the patients with an intraosseous tumour developed metastases or died of the disease. For patients with extraosseous tumour component, MFS was 92 % (95 % CI, 96-100) at 2-years and 74 % (95 % CI, 67-81) at 10-years and DSS was 91 % (95 % CI, 87-95) at 2-years and 75 % (95 % CI, 68-82) at 10-years. The MFS and DSS was significantly different (p < 0.001) for those patients with or without an extraosseous tumour component, irrespective of grade or anatomical location. Discussion The results of this study has shown that the metastatic potential of intraosseous conventional central chondrosarcoma is negligible. The presence of an extraosseous soft tissue component may be used for prognostication and to guide treatment pathways for patients with central cartilage tumours.
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- Minna K. Laitinen
- Helsinki University Central Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, UK
- Aston University Medical School. Aston University, Birmingham, UK
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- Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, UK
- Aston University Medical School. Aston University, Birmingham, UK
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- Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, UK
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
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Kask G, Laitinen MK, Parry MC, Albergo JI, Stevenson JD, Farfalli G, Aponte-Tinao L, Grimer R, Sumathi V, Jeys LM. Chondrosarcoma of the Proximal Humerus: Does the Margin Affect Survival? Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15082337. [PMID: 37190265 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15082337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Revised: 03/26/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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Chondrosarcoma (CS) is the second most common primary malignant bone tumour and, in the absence of reliable chemotherapy and radiotherapy, is effectively a surgical disease. Overall disease specific survival (DSS) is affected by tumour grade, whilst resection margin contributes to local recurrence free survival (LRFS). The aim of this study was to investigate factors that affect the local and systemic prognoses for conventional central CSs arising from the proximal humerus. A multi-centre, retrospective study from three international collaborative sarcoma centres identified 110 patients between 1995 and 2020 undergoing treatment for a conventional central CS of the proximal humerus; 58 patients (53%) had a grade 1 tumour, 36 (33%) had a grade 2 tumour, and 16 patients (13%) had a grade 3 CS. The mean age of patients was 50 years (range 10-85). The incidence of local recurrence (LR) was 9/110 (8.2%), and the disease specific mortality was 6/110 (5.5%). The grade was a statistically significant factor for LRFS (p < 0.001). None of the grade 1 tumours developed LR. The DSS was affected by the grade (p < 0.001) but not by the LR (p = 0.4). Only one patient with a grade 2 tumour died from the disease. The proximal humeral grade 1 CS behaved as a benign tumour, having no cases of LR nor death due to disease. Grade 2 CSs of the proximal humerus behaved in a more indolent way when compared with comparable grade tumours elsewhere in the appendicular skeleton, being locally aggressive with a higher LR rate than grade 1 CSs but still having very low mortality and a high rate of DSS. The LR in grade 2 CSs did not affect the DSS; therefore, surgical management in proximal humeral grade 2 CSs should have a greater emphasis on preserving function whilst maintaining an adequate margin for resection. The proximal humeral grade 3 CS was, as elsewhere in the skeleton, an aggressive, high-grade tumour. Therefore, surgical management should include en bloc resection with clear margins to avoid LR.
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- Gilber Kask
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, 00100 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, 00100 Helsinki, Finland
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- Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham and Aston University Medical School, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital de Italiano, Buenos Aires C1199, Argentina
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- Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham and Aston University Medical School, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital de Italiano, Buenos Aires C1199, Argentina
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital de Italiano, Buenos Aires C1199, Argentina
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- Unit of Oncology, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham B31 2AP, UK
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- Unit of Oncology, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham B31 2AP, UK
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- Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK
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Lyskjær I, Davies C, Strobl A, Hindley J, James S, Lalam RK, Cross W, Hide G, Rankin KS, Jeys L, Tirabosco R, Stevenson J, O’Donnell P, Cool P, Flanagan AM. Circulating tumour DNA is a promising biomarker for risk stratification of central chondrosarcoma with IDH1/2 and GNAS mutations. Mol Oncol 2021; 15:3679-3690. [PMID: 34528398 PMCID: PMC8637565 DOI: 10.1002/1878-0261.13102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Chondrosarcoma (CS) is a rare tumour type and the most common primary malignant bone cancer in adults. The prognosis, currently based on tumour grade, imaging and anatomical location, is not reliable, and more objective biomarkers are required. We aimed to determine whether the level of circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) in the blood of CS patients could be used to predict outcome. In this multi-institutional study, we recruited 145 patients with cartilaginous tumours, of which 41 were excluded. ctDNA levels were assessed in 83 of the remaining 104 patients, whose tumours harboured a hotspot mutation in IDH1/2 or GNAS. ctDNA was detected pre-operatively in 31/83 (37%) and in 12/31 (39%) patients postoperatively. We found that detection of ctDNA was more accurate than pathology for identification of high-grade tumours and was associated with a poor prognosis; ctDNA was never associated with CS grade 1/atypical cartilaginous tumours (ACT) in the long bones, in neoplasms sited in the small bones of the hands and feet or in tumours measuring less than 80 mm. Although the results are promising, they are based on a small number of patients, and therefore, introduction of this blood test into clinical practice as a complementary assay to current standard-of-care protocols would allow the assay to be assessed more stringently and developed for a more personalised approach for the treatment of patients with CS.
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- Iben Lyskjær
- Research Department of PathologyUniversity College LondonUCL Cancer InstituteLondonUK
- Medical Genomics Research GroupUniversity College LondonUCL Cancer InstituteLondonUK
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- Research Department of PathologyUniversity College LondonUCL Cancer InstituteLondonUK
- Department of HistopathologyRoyal National Orthopaedic HospitalStanmoreUK
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- Research Department of PathologyUniversity College LondonUCL Cancer InstituteLondonUK
- Department of HistopathologyRoyal National Orthopaedic HospitalStanmoreUK
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- Department of HistopathologyRoyal National Orthopaedic HospitalStanmoreUK
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- Department of Musculoskeletal ImagingRoyal Orthopaedic HospitalBirminghamUK
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- Department of RadiologyRoyal National Orthopaedic HospitalStanmoreUK
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- Research Department of PathologyUniversity College LondonUCL Cancer InstituteLondonUK
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- North of England Bone and Soft Tissue Tumour ServiceFreeman HospitalNewcastleUK
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- North of England Bone and Soft Tissue Tumour ServiceFreeman HospitalNewcastleUK
- Newcastle Centre for CancerNewcastle UniversityUK
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- Orthopaedic DepartmentRoyal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation TrustBirminghamUK
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- Department of HistopathologyRoyal National Orthopaedic HospitalStanmoreUK
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- Department of Orthopaedic Oncology and ArthroplastyRoyal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation TrustBirminghamUK
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- Research Department of PathologyUniversity College LondonUCL Cancer InstituteLondonUK
- Department of RadiologyRoyal National Orthopaedic HospitalStanmoreUK
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- Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation TrustOswestryUK
- Keele UniversityUK
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- Research Department of PathologyUniversity College LondonUCL Cancer InstituteLondonUK
- Department of HistopathologyRoyal National Orthopaedic HospitalStanmoreUK
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Lesenský J, Matejovsky ZJ, Vcelak J, Ostadal M, Hosova M, Bavelou C, Sioutis S, Bekos A, Mavrogenis AF. Chondrosarcomas of the small bones: analysis of 44 patients. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY AND TRAUMATOLOGY 2021; 31:1597-1602. [PMID: 33811526 DOI: 10.1007/s00590-021-02964-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chondrosarcomas of the small bones of the hands and feet are uncommon and account for less than 2% of all chondrosarcomas in the skeleton; a 4.2% rate of malignant degeneration of enchondromas to secondary chondrosarcomas has been reported. We performed this study to assess the outcome of the patients with chondrosarcomas of the small bones. We hypothesized that the presumed better prognosis of chondrosarcomas in these locations could be biased as the majority of these tumors tend to be of lower grades and are removed when still small sized, and that less aggressive surgery has an adverse effect on local control MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively studied the files of 44 patients with chondrosarcomas of the small bones of the hands and feet. There were 23 female and 21 male patients with a mean age of 50.9 years (range, 6-86 years). The mean follow-up was 13 years (range, 5-40 years). We recorded the patients' details including gender and age at diagnosis, type and duration of symptoms, tumor location and histology, type of surgery and complications, and outcome (local recurrences and metastases). RESULTS The most common anatomical location for chondrosarcomas of the hands was the metacarpals and proximal phalanges. The most common presenting symptom was a slowly enlarging palpable mass. Overall, 36 chondrosarcomas were secondary to a pre-existing cartilaginous tumor. Patients with syndromes were affected in younger age compared to the others. The mean age at diagnosis was higher for higher grade chondrosarcomas. Overall, 13 patients (29.5%) experienced a local recurrence; the rate of local recurrence was higher after curettage regardless the histological grade of the tumors. After wide resection of the first local recurrence, five patients experienced local re-recurrence. Five patients (11.4%) experienced lung metastases, two patients at presentation. All these patients had a high grade chondrosarcomas. At the last follow-up, one patient with lung metastases died from disease, and another patient died from unrelated cause. CONCLUSIONS The patients with chondrosarcomas of the small bones of the hands and feet may have a dismal outcome if treated improperly. A careful treatment planning is required to avoid unnecessary amputations. Curettage is associated with a high rate for local recurrence that should be treated with a more aggressive surgical resection to avoid re-recurrences. Although the risk is low, the patients may develop lung metastases, especially those with higher grade chondrosarcomas, therefore, they should be staged and followed closely.
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- Jan Lesenský
- Department of Orthopaedics, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, University Hospital Na Bulovce, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Orthopaedics, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, University Hospital Na Bulovce, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Orthopaedics, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, University Hospital Na Bulovce, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Orthopaedics, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, University Hospital Na Bulovce, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pathology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, University Hospital Na Bulovce, Prague, Czech Republic
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- First Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece.
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