soft tissue bone and nerves

... Surgery and Research 2008, 3:36 The limb (and thus the)virtual cylinder is composed of soft tissue (mainly muscles and skin) and "hard" tissue (bone and bone marrow) The soft tissue volume (VS) and ... of nutrients and oxygen through blood flow to bone tissue [21] Interruption of normal bone and soft tissue blood flow has been shown to be responsible for the development of severe and common health ... limb) lower(upperLLL-left and soft tissue (lower graph) blood flow in each limb (RUL-right upper limb, LUL-left upper limb, RLL-right Bone limb, Bone (upper graph) and soft tissue (lower graph) blood...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 01:20

... Soft tissues include muscles, tendons, fat, fibrous tissue, synovial tissue, vessels, and nerves Approximately 60% of soft tissue sarcomas arise in the extremities, ... survive the retinoblastoma and of soft tissue sarcomas unrelated to radiation therapy Other soft tissue tumors, including desmoid tumors, lipomas, leiomyomas, neuroblastomas, and paragangliomas, occasionally ... the tumor-suppressor gene p53 and an increased incidence of soft tissue sarcomas and other malignancies, including breast cancer, osteosarcoma, brain tumor, leukemia, and adrenal carcinoma (Chap...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 02:20

... and subcutaneous tissue Rhabdomyosarcomas, Ewing's sarcoma, and other small-cell sarcomas tend to be more aggressive and are more responsive to chemotherapy than other soft tissue sarcomas Gastrointestinal ... myxoid liposarcomas, which seek fatty tissue; and clearcell sarcomas, which may metastasize to bones Central nervous system metastases are rare, except in alveolar soft part sarcoma Radiographic Evaluation ... best with plain radiographs and MRI for tumors of the extremities or head and neck and by CT for tumors of the chest, abdomen, or retroperitoneal cavity A radiograph and CT scan of the chest are...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 02:20

... angiosarcomas, and vincristine, etoposide, and irinotecan are effective in rhadomyosarcomas and Ewing's sarcomas Imatinib mesylate targets the KIT tyrosine kinase activity and is standard therapy ... chemotherapy, with or without other modalities Surgery Soft tissue sarcomas tend to grow along fascial planes, with the surrounding soft tissues compressed to form a pseudocapsule that gives the ... time-consuming, and less expensive Adjuvant Chemotherapy Chemotherapy is the mainstay of treatment for Ewing's primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET) and rhabdomyosarcomas Meta-analysis of 14 randomized...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 02:20

... confined to the same soft tissue compartment as the initial tumor), and tumors designated B are extracompartmental (i.e., extending into the adjacent soft tissue compartment or into bone) The tumor ... common benign bone tumors include enchondroma, osteochondroma, chondroblastoma, and chondromyxoid fibroma, of cartilage origin; osteoid osteoma and osteoblastoma, of bone origin; fibroma and desmoplastic ... nonhematopoietic bone tumors are osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma, and malignant fibrous histiocytoma Rare malignant tumors include chordoma (of notochordal origin), malignant giant cell tumor and...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 02:20

... appearance), and a cuff of periosteal new bone formation at the margin of the soft tissue mass (Codman's triangle) A CT scan of the primary tumor is best for defining bone destruction and the pattern ... all bone sarcomas, is a spindle cell neoplasm that produces osteoid (unmineralized bone) or bone About 60% of all osteosarcomas occur in children and adolescents in the second decade of life, and ... defining intramedullary and soft tissue extension A chest radiograph and CT scan are used to detect lung metastases Metastases to the bony skeleton should be imaged by a bone scan Almost all osteosarcomas...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 02:20

... Metastatic to Bone Bone is a common site of metastasis for carcinomas of the prostate, breast, lung, kidney, bladder, and thyroid and for lymphomas and sarcomas Prostate, breast, and lung primaries ... account for 80% of all bone metastases Metastatic tumors of bone are more common than primary bone tumors Tumors usually spread to bone hematogenously, but local invasion from soft tissue masses also ... diaphyseal region of long bones and also has an affinity for flat bones The plain radiograph may show a characteristic "onion peel" periosteal reaction with a generous soft tissue mass, which is...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 02:20

... may relieve pain and inhibit bone resorption, thereby maintaining bone mineral density and reducing risk of fractures in patients with osteolytic metastases from breast cancer and multiple myeloma ... radiotherapy in 300 adults with soft tissue sarcomas Cancer 47:2391, 1981 [PMID: 7272893] NIH Consensus Development Panel on Limb Sparing Treatment of Adult Soft Tissue Sarcomas and Osteosarcomas JAMA ... osteoporosis, the cortical bone may be preserved, whereas cortical bone destruction is usually noted with metastatic cancer Metastatic Bone Disease: Treatment Treatment of metastatic bone disease depends...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 02:20

... motion of the bones was then Box continues Figure 2.1 A Frontal view of cranium and its major landmarks and sutures Figure 2.1 B Inferior view of cranium and its major landmarks and sutures Figure ... structures and their articulations and come to an understanding of the soft tissues which relate intimately with it, most notably the dural/meningeal folds which are seen in cranial theory and practice ... between the bones and if so, what moves the bones? What, if anything, is the 'CRI' and is there a 'normal' range of these pulsations? Does cranial motion induce sacral motion and vice versa, and if...

Ngày tải lên: 12/05/2014, 17:14

... described by Argenta and Morykwas [2] This technique can be used to cover exposed bone or soft tissue defects without frequent dressing changes, and reduces chronic edema and increases local blood ... wounds in the foot and ankle region Materials and methods Over the four year period from 2003 to 2006, 16 patients (12 males and females) with soft tissue injuries in the foot and ankle region ... granulation tissue Several reports have been issued on the application of NPWT to soft tissue defects of the extremities, abdomen and chest [5,6] However, reports regarding its use in the foot and ankle...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 01:20

... management and outcome of treatment for soft tissue sarcomas Ann Oncol 2004, 15(2):307-315 Rydholm A: Centralization of soft tissue sarcoma The southern Sweden experience Acta Orthop Scand Suppl ... Thomas JM: Soft- tissue sarcomas in adults N Engl J Med 2005, 353(7):701-711 Lewis JJ, Leung D, Woodruff JM, Brennan MF: Retroperitoneal soft- tissue sarcoma: analysis of 500 patients treated and followed ... however, peri- and postoperative complications in patients with recurrent disease were not increased, and the 30-day mortality was zero, stressing the importance and impact of optimal intra- and postoperative...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 03:22

... pain more difficult and led to patients suffering Assessments of patients for opioids and wise use will begin to reverse this trend 194 Many patients with soft- tissue problems and non-operable osteoarthritis ... contraction and nausea are usually non-serious and generally last from to 10 days [7]; these can be minimised by a gradual tapering of therapy I think it is the fear, by both patients and doctors, ... Education of patients and the use of paracetamol, glucosamine, topical NSAIDs and rubefacients will help many but not all patients: there will be some who require or demand more pain relief Primary...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:20

... reviewed and published immediately upon acceptance Finally, we want to highlight that US and MRI can also be very useful to visualize nerve or soft- tissue tumors in districts other from the hand [6] ... syndrome due to an atypical deep soft tissue leiomyoma: The risk of misdiagnosis and mismanagement World J Surg Oncol 2007, 5:92 Martinoli C, Bianchi S, Derchi LE: Tendon and nerve sonography Radiol ... contributions GGliterature review and preparation of draft manuscript MC, PC, and CPhelped in preparation of manuscript LPhelped in preparing the draft manuscript and edited the final version References...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:21

... Conclusion The cause -and- effect issue of desmoid or other soft tissue tumors goes beyond their diagnosis and treatment It may also involve questions of longer follow-up and compensation and disability ... and (d) tumor compatible with the scar tissue and anatomic location of the injury Ewing [29] suggested slightly different criteria to establish a cause/effect relationship: (a) authenticity and ... [13,14], and 3.0% of all soft tissue tumors [15,16] Patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) have a 1000-fold increased risk of developing desmoid tumors Figure (D) injection, T2W (C) and...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:21

... lymphoma and primary CNS lymphoma [6] The incidence of NHL in HIV patients is 3% and lesions are usually high grade and extra nodal [4,5] Extranodal NHL of soft tissues is a rare disease and is ... important for evaluating bone marrow changes and characterizing adjacent soft- tissue involvement [21] Bone marrow changes are seen as areas of hypointensity on T1-weighted images and as areas of hyperintensity ... localized at arms, head and neck and trunk These lesions usually start from the skin and then involves the underneath subcutaneous tissues without cutaneuos ulceration and are usually smaller...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:21

... addition to the bone and joint infections, S aureus is also the prime causative agent in many skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs), which can be manifested as superficial to deepseated and at times ... soft tissue, and osteoarticular infections in children Curr Opin Pediatr 2006, 18:254-259 Roberts S, Chambers S: Diagnosis and management of Staphylococcus aureus infections of the skin and soft ... effector cells to kill pathogen and to resolve inflammation and for subsequent tissue remodeling [9] However, excessive MMPs after infection and inflammation may cause tissue damage leading to immunopathology...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 08:23

... adult soft- tissue sarcomas of the head and neck Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1997, 37:975-984 Willers H, Hug EB, Spiro IJ, Efird JT, Rosenberg AE, Wang CC: Adult soft tissue sarcomas of the head and ... better sparing of normal tissue in the head and neck region and the retroperitoneum was achieved by IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy) Reproducible immobilization and linear accelerators ... radiosensitizing agents in patients with soft tissue sarcomas can be tracked to the late 80 ies, when for the first time aggressive treatment schedules for irresectable soft- tissue sarcomas were investigated...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 09:20

... treatment-related toxicity, and maximizing quality of life both during and List of Abbreviations STS: soft tissue sarcoma; NCR: neoadjuvant chemoradiation; MAID: mesna, doxorubicin, ifosfamide and dacarbazine; ... oncology soft tissue sarcoma [http://www.nccn.org/ professionals/physician_gls/PDF/sarcoma.pdf] Eilber FR, Morton DL, Eckardt J, Grant T, Weisenber T: Limb salvage for skeletal and soft tissue ... neoadjuvant radiation alone and surgery alone for Stage II and III soft tissue sarcoma of the extremities Radiation Oncology 2011 6:91 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 09:20

... potential of soft tissue tumors and can be piloted as diagnostic marker in soft tissue tumors In the current study we observed a distinct pattern of STAT3 and pSTAT3 expression in soft tissue tumors, ... pSTAT3 in soft tissue tumor extracts Increased expression of STAT3 and pSTAT3 were observed in high and intermediate grade soft tissue tumors compared to benign tumors Lane 1: malignant soft tissue ... analysis and quantification of STAT3 (298 bp) mRNA expression at different stages of soft tissue tumors v/s GAPDH (269 bp) (A and B) Lane 1: benign soft tissue tumor; lane 2: intermediate soft tissue...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:21

... include four subtypes: soft tissue, intramural, sclerosing, and reticular Soft- tissue perineuriomas are the most common subtype and show distinctive morphologic, ultrastructual, and immunophenotypic ... the diagnosis of soft- tissue perineurioma [3,4] To the best of our knowledge, MRI and CT images of soft- tissue perineurioma in the retroperitoneum have not been reported The soft- tissue perineurioma ... stroma, and 20% are nearly exclusively myxoid [2] The soft- tissue perineurioma in our report was hypocellular with abundant myxoid stroma Radiologic differential diagnosis of retroperitoneal soft- tissue...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 03:21