Transarticular tumor invasion via ligamentum teres: A clinical-pathologic study of 12 patients

We studied 12 patients who were operated on for malignant tumors in and around the hip joint. A correlative study, including preoperative staging studies and anatomical-pathologic aspects of the hip joint, was performed. in 4 of the 12 patients, we found direct histologic evidence of tumor invasion...

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Published inActa orthopaedica Vol. 69; no. 1; pp. 29 - 30
Main Authors Alkalay, Daphna, Kollender, Yehuda, Mozes, Martha, Meller, Isaac
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Informa UK Ltd 1998
Subjects
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Child
Female
Hip Joint - pathology
Humans
Ligaments - pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Neoplasms - pathology
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Summary:We studied 12 patients who were operated on for malignant tumors in and around the hip joint. A correlative study, including preoperative staging studies and anatomical-pathologic aspects of the hip joint, was performed. in 4 of the 12 patients, we found direct histologic evidence of tumor invasion from the head of the femur through the ligamentum teres to the acetabular fovea and vice versa. It seems that the ligamentum teres is a potential route for transarticular spread of a tumor.
ISSN:1745-3674
0001-6470
1745-3682
DOI:10.3109/17453679809002351