Browse the latest research summaries in the field of oncology for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Orthopaedic Surgery, 2017 • May 1, 2017
This case report describes a 31-year-old pregnant woman with a giant cell tumor (GCT) in her thoracic spine. The patient underwent cesarean section followed by tumor resection and spinal fusion, with ...
KEY FINDING: GCT in the mobile spine during pregnancy is rare, with only eight cases with detailed clinical data previously reported.
JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE, 2010 • May 1, 2010
This retrospective study assessed the frequency of advance directives and DNR orders in 88 patients with MSCC requiring rehabilitation consultation. The study found low rates of advance care planning ...
KEY FINDING: Only 23% of patients had a living will, 31% had health care proxies, and 11% had either out-of-hospital DNR order and=or dictated DNR note.
JOURNAL OF WOMEN’S HEALTH, 2011 • January 1, 2011
Mobility impairments can affect women at every point during early-stage breast cancer diagnosis, therapy, and recovery. Clinicians must consider women’s mobility functioning in making therapeutic reco...
KEY FINDING: Inaccessible equipment was a primary problem during mammograms, especially for women who could not stand.
BioMed Research International, 2017 • July 25, 2017
This study analyzed the incidence, neurological function, and time trends of spinal cord injury (SCI) due to tumors or metastasis in Aragón, Spain, over an 18-year period (1991–2008). The incidence ra...
KEY FINDING: Tumors or metastasis accounted for 32.5% of nontraumatic SCI cases.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2018 • September 1, 2018
This case report describes the development of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) in a 47-year-old male with tetraplegia during inpatient rehabilitation. The patient presented with fever, thrombocytope...
KEY FINDING: A patient with tetraplegia developed acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) while undergoing inpatient rehabilitation.
BMC Pediatrics, 2018 • March 26, 2018
This case report highlights a rare presentation of a germ cell tumor (GCT) in the posterior mediastinum of a child, leading to spinal cord compression and paraparesis. The child was treated with a com...
KEY FINDING: The patient presented with progressive back pain, leg weakness, and was found to have a large mass in the posterior mediastinum compressing the spinal cord.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2018 • April 15, 2018
This case report highlights the unique challenges faced by women with spinal cord injuries (SCI) who develop breast cancer, focusing on a 54-year-old woman with a history of traumatic paraplegia who e...
KEY FINDING: Chemotherapy in women with SCI can lead to complications such as reflexive diaphoresis, urinary tract infection, leukopenia, anemia, dehydration, and weakness, contributing to pressure sore development.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2018 • April 8, 2018
This case report highlights the increasing occurrence of conditions like soft tissue sarcomas in the aging population of individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCI). It details the successful treatmen...
KEY FINDING: This case report is the first documented instance of a soft tissue sarcoma (STS) in the limb of a patient with long-term paraplegia due to traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI).
Cancer Management and Research, 2018 • January 1, 2018
This report describes a case of cervical intramedullary diffuse glioma resection assisted by intraoperative MRI (ioMRI). The ioMRI system was designed for multioperation rooms. After initial resection...
KEY FINDING: ioMRI detected residual tumor tissues indistinguishable under the surgical microscope.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2019 • January 27, 2019
This case report describes a patient who presented with low back pain and was eventually diagnosed with solitary bone plasmacytoma (SBP) causing spinal cord compression. The patient underwent surgical...
KEY FINDING: The patient, initially presenting with low back pain, was diagnosed with solitary bone plasmacytoma (SBP) causing spinal cord compression at T7-T9, leading to incomplete paraplegia.