Open AccessRare Primary Spinal Mesenchymal Chondrosarcoma: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Sushil Paudel,
Shirish Adhikari,
Sharad C Adhikari,
Rohit Kumar Pokharel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of institute of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1993-2987
pISSN - 1993-2979
DOI - 10.3126/jiom.v42i3.37602
Subject(s) - medicine , biopsy , magnetic resonance imaging , chondrosarcoma , lumbosacral joint , mesenchymal chondrosarcoma , radiation therapy , radiology , surgery , metastasis , cancer
Primary extradural mesenchymal chondrosarcoma (MCS) is a very rare intraspinal tumor. Proper clinical evaluation with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) followed by biopsy of the mass can confirm the diagnosis. Since MCS has a high tendency of recurrence and metastasis, the prognosis is guarded. We report a 52 years old male with primary extradural MCS in the lumbosacral region (L5-S3). Subtotal excision and biopsy were performed which confirmed the diagnosis. The patient received post excisional radiotherapy but expired after four months. Though rare, this tumor should be kept in differentials which helps in early diagnosis and thus can be treated with radical excision of the mass along with postoperative radiotherapy.