Two-level en bloc spondylectomy for osteosarcoma at the cervicothoracic junction

J Clin Neurosci. 2009 May;16(5):698-700. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2008.06.016. Epub 2009 Mar 3.

Abstract

En bloc resection of osteosarcoma is critical for a chance at curing the disease. In the spine, a spondylectomy should be performed to optimize the chances of survival. Involvement of two contiguous segments in the spinal column poses technical challenges, and performing a spondylectomy at the cervicothoracic junction adds another set of clinical concerns. We present a 22-year-old female with a two-level vertebral involvement at the cervicothoracic junction who underwent a two-level en bloc spondylectomy for osteosarcoma, and we describe our technique.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Technical Report

MeSH terms

  • Bone Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Bone Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Cervical Vertebrae / pathology
  • Cervical Vertebrae / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Laminectomy / methods
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Osteosarcoma / pathology*
  • Osteosarcoma / surgery*
  • Spinal Fusion / methods*
  • Spinal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / pathology
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / surgery
  • Young Adult