Newly-Detected Solitary Bony Lytic/Sclerotic Lesion with Soft Tissue Mass in a Previously Treated Case of High-Risk Medulloblastoma: Importance of Contemporary Pathology Techniques to Differentiate Second Malignant Neoplasm from Extra-Neuraxial
Journal: Journal of Brain and Spinal Cancer (Vol.1, No. 1)Publication Date: 2014-08-09
Authors : Tejpal Gupta; Uday Krishna; Sridhar Epari; Purna Kurkure; Rakesh Jalali;
Page : 7-14
Keywords : medulloblastoma; extra-neuraxial metastasis; second malignant neoplasm;
Abstract
Multi-modality therapy has led to significant improvement in outcomes for childhood medulloblastoma; however, long-term survivors have become more susceptible to late effects of therapy including induction of second malignant neoplasms and even remain at an increased risk of late relapses including extra-neuraxial metastases. A newly detected solitary lytic/sclerotic osseous lesion in a medulloblastoma survivor away from the radiation field poses considerable diagnostic challenge as it could represent either a second malignant neoplasm or extra-neuraxial metastasis. We report one such case highlighting the importance of contemporary pathology techniques as useful adjuncts to differentiate a second primary osseous Ewing's sarcoma (ES)/primitive neuro-ectodermal tumor (PNET) from bony metastasis and review the pertinent literature on second malignant neoplasms and extra-neuraxial metastases in medulloblastoma. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a molecularly confirmed second primary osseous ES/PNET in a survivor of childhood medulloblastoma.
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