Table 3 Review of spinal SS reported in the literature by year since 2008
From: Surgical management and outcome of synovial sarcoma in the spine
Literature by year | Number of cases | Age, years | Sex | Tumour sites | Treatment | Follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Subramanian et al. 2018 [19] | 1 | 47 | F | T7-8 | Laminectomy and total excision of the tumour followed by posterior fusion, adjuvant radiation and chemotherapy | Improvement in the neurological status and remained disease free at 6Â months follow-up |
Guo et al. 2016 [21] | 1 | 10 | M | T9-10 | Laminotomy and total excision of the tumour, adjuvant radiation therapy and ifosfamide chemotherapy | No symptoms recurred 6Â months after surgery |
Yang et al. 2016 [32] | 1 | 20 | M | C2 | Subtotal resection of the tumour | In situ recurrence after 6Â months, patient succumbed to the disease 1Â month later |
Chen et al. 2016 [34] | 1 | 20 | F | T12-L2 | A posterior tumour resection with decompression and postoperative radiotherapy | / |
Cao et al. 2014 [33] | 1 | 26 | M | T7 | T7 en bloc resection followed by radiation therapy and chemotherapy | Low back pain in 1Â year after surgery |
Kim et al. 2014 [6] | 1 | 29 | M | C2-3 | Marginal resection followed by adjuvant radiation therapy | Disease free for 2Â years |
Garg et al. 2013 [24] | 1 | 45 | F | Lumbosacral paraspinal area | Wide local excision of the lump with lateral intercostal artery-based rotational flap reconstruction | / |
Peia et al. 2013 [22] | 1 | 7 | F | L4-5(L5 nerve root) | Bone erosion extended and the infiltrated root resected, followed by chemotherapy | No evidence of disease after 5Â years |
Kim et al. 2013 [5] | 1 | 17 | M | C3 | Tumour resection of C3, laminectomy of C4, partial laminectomy of C2 and posterior instrumentation of C2-C6; anterior cervical fusion of C2-C5; postoperative chemotherapy | / |
Yonezawa et al. 2012 [36] | 1 | 23 | F | L3-4(cauda equina) | L2-4 left hemilaminectomy, tumour totally resected and adjuvant local radiation therapy | Free of local recurrence and metastasis 5.5Â years after surgery |
Naphade et al. 2011 [37] | 1 | 14 | M | C6-7 | A well-defined epidural mass lesion completely excised | No signs of local recurrence or metastasis at 6Â months post surgery |
Zairi et al. 2011 [29] | 1 | 36 | M | C1-2 | Complete resection and radiotherapeutic adjuvant treatment | Local recurrence; multiple lung metastases occurred in 6-year follow-up and died of disease |
Puffer et al. 2011 [18] | 3 | 59 | F | T4-6 | (1) T3-5 laminectomy with debulking of tumour, (2) en bloc resection of T4-7 with a posterior instrumented spinal fusion from T1-L1 and (3) radiation therapy and chemotherapy | No evidence of tumour recurrence or metastases at 67Â months from the final resection |
54 | F | Paraspinal mass centred around T10 | T12-L1 laminectomy and biopsy | Died of disease 4Â months later | ||
32 | F | T5-6 | Paraspinal tumour removed, dura incised and nerve root resected with negative margins; gross residual tumour in the T6 transverse process resected; followed by chemotherapy | No tumour recurrence at 6-month follow-up; suspicious lung metastases | ||
Foreman et al. 2011 [23] | 1 | 29 | M | C3-T1 | Subtotal resection, postoperative radiation therapy and chemotherapy | 6Â years post resection without recurrence of the tumour |
Liu et al. 2010 [35] | 1 | 12 | M | S2 and below | Tumour en bloc excision and postoperative radiation therapy | Recurrence at 6Â months after surgery and died of disease 21Â months after diagnosis |
Arnold et al. 2010 [30] | 1 | 26 | F | C2-5 | C2-3 laminectomy, posterior C2 corpectomy with occipital-C7 fixation and fusion, palliative chemoradiation | Died 6Â months postoperatively of disease progression |
Ravnik et al. 2009 [8] | 1 | 32 | M | T12-L2 | Laminectomy with epidural mass removal; debulking surgery; following chemoradiation | Local recurrence after 12-month follow-up |
Koehler et al. 2009 [4] | 1 | 60 | M | T7-10 | Right-sided thoracotomy, followed by radiation therapy | No recurrence in 9-month follow-up |
Barus et al.2009 [10] | 1 | 14 | F | L2-5 | Marginal resection with anticipated postoperative chemotherapy and radiation | No evidence of local recurrence or distinct disease in 5Â years and 9Â months after surgery |
Scollato et al. 2008 [31] | 1 | 59 | M | C3-5 | Longitudinal myelotomy | Died of lung and hepatic metastases 3Â months later |