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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 94-B, Issue SUPP_XXXVII | Pages 510 - 510
1 Sep 2012
Druschel C Druschel C Disch A Melcher I Haas N Schaser K
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Introduction

Primary malign tumors and solitary metastatic lesions of the thoracic and thoracolumbar spine are indications for radical en bloc resections. Extracompartimental tumor infiltration makes the achievement of adequate oncological resection more difficult and requires an extension of the resection margins. We present a retrospective clinical study of patients that underwent chest wall resection in combination with vertebrectomy due to sarcomas and solitary metastases for assessing the clinical outcome especially focusing on onco-surgical results.

Method

From 01/2002 to 01/2009 20 patients (female/male: 8/12; mean age: 52 (range of age: 27–76yrs)) underwent a combined en bloc resection of chest wall and vertebrectomy for solitary primary spinal sarcoma and metastatic lesions. The median follow-up was 20,5 (3–80) months. Histological analysis revealed 17 primary tumors and 3 solitary metastatic lesions. In the group of primary tumors 10 sarcomas, 1 giant cell tumor, 2 PNET, 1 histiocytoma, 1 aggressiv fibrous dysplasia, 1 pancoast tumor and 1 plasmocytoma were histologically documented. We included 1 rectal carcinoma, 1 breast cancer metastases and 1 renal cell carcinoma. All patients underwent a chestwall resection en bloc with multilevel (1/2/3/4 segments: n=4/6/6/4) hemi (n=7) or total vertebrectomy (n=13) with subsequent defect reconstruction. Reconstruction of the spinal defect following total resections was accomplished by combined dorsal stabilization and carbon cage interposition. The chest wall defects were closed with a goretex ® -patch. One patient also received a musculocutaneus latissimus dorsi flap.