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  • Title: En bloc spondylectomy for primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the thoracic spine with aortic involvement: case report.
    Author: Somasundaram A, Wicks RT, Lata AL, Qasem SA, Hsu W.
    Journal: J Neurosurg Spine; 2015 Apr; 22(4):399-405. PubMed ID: 25658464.
    Abstract:
    In this article, the authors describe a 48-year-old man who initially presented with progressively worsening back pain. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a soft-tissue mass involving the T10-11 vertebral bodies with extension anteriorly into the aorta as well as epidural extension without spinal cord compression. A biopsy of the mass showed findings consistent with a malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH). A total en bloc spondylectomy with resection and reconstruction of the involved aorta using a vascular graft was performed. The patient received postoperative radiation therapy and is neurologically intact at 18 months postoperatively. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of a spinal MFH resection with aortic reconstruction.
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