SARCOMA OF THE SCAPULA ; REMOVAL.

Intraosseous Synovial Sarcoma of the body of the scapula

Background: Intraosseous Synovial Sarcoma is extremely rare. To the author’s knowledge this is the first description of an intraosseous synovial sarcoma of the scapula. Case description: Here, a case of a giant Synovial Sarcoma of the body of the scapula is reported. Diagnosis was based on histologic (haematoxylin and eosin) pattern and immunohistochemical analysis and confirmed by cytogenetics...

Primary Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma of the Scapula

Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is an unusual soft tissue malignity, occurring in less than 1% of sarcomas and typically found in the head and neck tissues in children or, in adults, in the deep soft tissues of the lower extremities. In this report, we present a 33-year-old male with primary ASPS in the right scapular bone and discuss the radiologic features of this tumor in the context of th...

Subtotal removal of the scapula for aneurysmal bone cyst.

An otherwise healthy girl, ten years old, first complained of pain and swelling in the right scapula in June 1953. There was no interference with function of her shoulder or arm. Radiographs gave evidence of an expanding cystic tumour in the body of the scapula. All other investigations showed no abnormality. The lesion was explored. The cyst was opened, curetted and filled with bone chips. It ...

Clear cell sarcoma of the scapula. A case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND Clear cell sarcoma of tendons and aponeuroses (CCSTA) appears usually in the extremities and rarely in the trunk. CASE PRESENTATION We present an unusual case of CCSTA overlying the scapular region and with secondary osseous extension in the lower scapula. The patient underwent a wide local excision with removal of the tumor and the lower two thirds of the scapula. He had no local ...

Pseudotumour of the scapula.