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09 March 2023: Articles

Separation Surgery and Postoperative Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for a High-Grade Myxofibrosarcoma Involving the Spine: A Case Report

Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Rare disease

Yutaro Kanda ** , Takashi Yurube * , Ryosuke Kuroda A , Kenichiro Kakutani A

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.939368

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e939368

Figure 3. Preoperative contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) images (A–C) and positron emission tomography (PET) images (D–G) of the spine indicating multiple mass lesion at C7–T5 level. (A) A right-sagittal CT image showing vertebral body osteolysis and partly enhanced mass lesion at T3 and T4. (B, C) Axial CT images showing partly enhanced mass lesion invading rib, vertebrae, and spinal canal at T3 (B) and T4 (C). (D) A coronal PET image showing 18-labeled fluorodeoxyglucose accumulation. (E) A sagittal PET image showing 18-labeled fluorodeoxyglucose accumulation. (F, G) Axial PET images showing 18-labeled fluorodeoxyglucose accumulation at T3 (F) and T4 (G). White arrows indicate the tumor.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923