title: Intraspinal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma in a 14-year-old patient: diagnostic and therapeutic problems in relation to the review of literature.
abstract: Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma (MC) is an infrequent, highly malignant neoplasm of the soft tissues and bone. It is very rare in the pediatric age group, especially in the intraspinal location. Only 24 cases have been reported to date. The authors present a case of a 14-year-old boy with an intraspinal MC who died of the disease 50 months from the initial diagnosis and after the third local recurrence. The patient was treated with a combination of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery. The authors review the clinical presentation, diagnostics, and the efficacy of treatment of pediatric patients with MC reported in the literature from 1978 to 2010.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Bytom §John Paul II Upper Silesian Center for Child Health, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Anna Karolina
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Obuchowicz
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Szumera-Ciećkiewicz
authors.forename: Konrad
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ptaszyński
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rutynowska-Pronicka
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Madziara
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tiszler-Cieślik
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cieńciała
authors.forename: Jolanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pietrzak
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Głowacki
authors.forename: Danuta
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Perek
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018211:Chondrosarcoma, Mesenchymal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*