The diaphyseal region is the area most commonly affected. We present a 43 years old male patient with the diagnosis of adamantinoma. Osteofibrous dysplasia ofd is a rare, benign, fibroosseous lesion that typically is seen within the cortex of the tibia in children. It is locally aggressive and recurrences are uncommon after resection. Adamantinoma of tibia europe pmc article europe pmc. Please tell us where you read or heard it including the quote, if possible. Histologically, classic adamantinoma is a biphasic tumor characterized by epithelial and.
This leads it to be considered surgically as malignant, with oncologic resection as in classic ad, although with fairer. Adamantinoma of the bone is a rare lowgrade bony tumor that accounts for less. It was with some trepidation that fischer pictured his tumor as an adamantinoma of the tibia, but since that time 14 additional records of cases have attested the accuracy of his original observation. Adamantinoma is a primary tumor of long bones, which affects mainly the shaft of the tibia, and is extremely rare in pediatrics. We reported a rare case of primary adamantinoma of the tibia in a 35yearold. I have been greatly interested in these apparent enamel organ tumors of the tibia and have had the opportunity of studying sections from the tumor reported by bishop south. Osteofibrous dysplasia is a fibroosseous lesion also predominantly confined to the tibia with radiologic features similar to those of adamantinoma. The term adamantinoma has been coined due to the resemblance of the histology to ameloblastoma of the jaws. Meyerding have presented a valuable study of adamantinoma of the tibia in the journal july 18, p. Adamantinoma has been placed in the category of tumours of uncertain origin due to its controversial histogenesis. Adamantinoma of long bones is a rare primary bone tumor usually located in the tibia. We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. Adamantinoma is an epithelialorigin malignant tumor with uncommon frequency of appearance.
Jun 24, 2016 adamantinoma is a rare tumor, and its origin remains controversial. While much uncertainty still exists as regards their causation, a considerable amount of knowledge has accumulated regarding their classification, life history and mode of spread. In accordance to its benign characteristics, it is well circumscribed with septa and a peripheral condensation may appear. Abstract osteofibrous dysplasia ofd and adamantinoma are rare and most commonly arise in the tibia of young individuals. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Case report tibia adamantinoma resection and reconstruction with a custommade total tibia endoprosthesis. Older 20 years patients and males were at increased risk of local recurrence p adamantinoma of the long bone consists of limb. Longterm followup of adamantinoma of the tibia complicated. It is a lowgrade, locally aggressive and rarely metastasizing 2, 7 primary tumour of long bones. Mri of adamantinoma of long bones in correlation with. It was first observed in the shaft of an ulna in 1900 by c maier 8, who believed it was a carcinoma, although the term adamantinoma was coined by b fisher in 19 9. We report a case of adamantinoma of the tibia in a. Adamantinoma of the tibia and fibula with cytogenetic analysis.
Revascularized fibula for tibia replacement in adamantinoma. Although ofd has typical histopathologic features, areas resembling ofd have often been noted at the periphery of otherwise classic adamantinomas, and some have suggested that ofd may be either a precursor to or a regressive phase of adamantinoma. Adamantinoma of the long bones definition of adamantinoma. Adamantinoma is a rare tumour of long bones, representing less than 1% of them. Mar 24, 2006 adamantinoma of long bones is one of the rarest of malignant bone tumors. Tibia adamantinoma resection and reconstruction with a. It almost always occurs in the bones of the lower leg and involves both epithelial and osteofibrous tissue the condition was first described by fischer in 19.
Pdf adamantinoma is a primary lowgrade, malignant bone tumor that is predominantly located in the midportion of the tibia. We report a case of metastatic adamantinoma to the lung, 10 years after the initial diagnosis of tibial mass. We report a case of a tibial adamantinoma that was treated with a limb salvage procedure utilizing an intercalary tibial allograft and a free vascularized. Mar 22, 2003 for just over 100 years, adamantinoma has been recognized as a primary bone tumor with epithelial characteristics and predominantly involving the tibia. Original article from the new england journal of medicine primary adamantinoma of the tibia. Imaging eccentric, wellcircumscribed, and lytic lesion on plain films. Adamantinoma of long bones is a malignant primitive bone tumor with epithelial origin, involving the tibia in a great majority of cases. Osteofibrous dysplasia and adamantinoma in children and. A case report with 8year followup gilber kask,1 tonikarri pakarinen,1 jyrki parkkinen,2 hannu kuokkanen,3 jyrki nieminen,4 and minna k. Adamantinoma of the tibia treated with a new intramedullary. The most common radiographic appearance is multiple sharply demarcated radiolucent lesions surrounded by areas of dense sclerotic bone. Thank you for your interest in spreading the word about the bmj.
Adamantinoma from the greek word adamantinos, meaning very hard is a rare bone cancer, making up less than 1% of all bone cancers. Involvement of the fibula is significant because it limits the options. Adamantinoma definition of adamantinoma by medical dictionary. It frequently presents during the second decade of life, with a. Adamantinomas have also been reported in children, but the. A case of metastatic adamantinoma that responded well to. In 19, fischer 4 named the lesion primary adamantinoma of the tibia because of. Paediatric osteofibrous dysplasialike adamantinoma with. Adamantinoma is a rare form of primary bone cancer that is most commonly found in the shinbone known as the tibia. Adamantinoma is a rare, lowgrade malignant tumor of the bone which grows slowly and typically occurs in the diaphysis of long bones, particularly in the tibia. Multiple recurrences and late metastasis of adamantinoma. Tibia is involved in 8590% of cases, but the other sites, including the fibula, ulna, femur, humerus, and. For just over 100 years, adamantinoma has been recognized as a primary bone tumor with epithelial characteristics and predominantly involving the tibia. Osteofibrous dysplasialike adamantinoma ofdlike ad is an entity first suggested by czerniak et al.
Metastases have been reported in less than 10% of cases. The tumor occurs almost exclusively in the long bones. Is there a link between osteofibrous dysplasia and. We report a case of a 14yearold female with a tibial adamantinoma who underwent wide resection with limb salvage and has. The patient remains free of the disease for 3 years. Adamantinoma of the tibia treated with a new intramedullary diaphyseal segmental defect implant af mavrogenis, vi sakellariou, h tsibidakis, and pj papagelopoulos journal of international medical research 2009 37. The authors report four cases of tibial adamantinoma and describe the clinical, imaging and histologic features of this neoplasm with emphasis on preoperative imaging, surgical. Adamantinoma is a rare tumor, and its origin remains controversial. This case study describes a total tibia resection and reconstruction with a custommade endoprosthetic replacement epr and a longterm, 8year followup. Tibial diaphysis is the commonest site in the long bones 1, 2, 3. Other long bones involved less frequently are humerus, femur, fibula, ribs and radius.
Adamantinoma filling the medullary space of the tibia. Therefore, mri is most useful for determining tumorfree margins and. It is a rare neoplasm with less than 200 cases reported in the world literature. Its occurrence in long bones constitutes a rare affection and a difficult histological diagnosis this rare malignant tumor of mesenchymal and epithelial origin was discovered in the tibia of a male patient. Adamantinoma is derived from the greek word adamantinos, which means very hard. This lesion has been shown by immunohistochemical studies to frequently contain cytokeratin. Subscribe to americas largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced searchad free.
Right and on time adamantinoma diagnosic procedure is the main. Adamantinoma of the humerus with early metastases and death. However, in a series of 22 patients analyzed by vander woude 7, 60% of the tumors had discontinuous or more obvious bone marrow extensions, while only 40% were located in cortical bone. I have been greatly interested in these apparent enamel organ tumors of the tibia and have had the opportunity of studying sections. The condition was first described by fischer in 19. Adamantinoma of the tibia and fibula with pulmonary. Garces p, romano cc, vellet ad, alakija p, schachar ns 1994 adamantinoma of the tibia. Adamantinoma is one of the rarest lowgrade malignant bone tumors, representing 0. A surveillance pet scan revealed progression of the lung mass. Adamantinoma ad is a rare, lowgrade malignant primary bone tumor that occurs most often in the tibia andor fibula of adolescent persons and young adults. Its occurrence in long bones constitutes a rare affection and a difficult histological. Laitinen 1 1department of orthopaedics and traumatology, unit of musculoskeletal surgery, tampere university hospital, teiskontie 35.
Weve taken precautionary measures to enable all staff to work away from the office. The tumor is characterized by slow clinical progression, with the potential to metastasize, mainly to the lungs and usually long after presentation of the primary tumor, with metastasis occurring with increasing frequency after local recurrence 15. Osteofibrous dysplasia and adamantinoma in children and adol. It is a rare tumour 1, 2, 3, occurring primarily in young males between 1030 years of age. Adamantinoma medical definition merriamwebster medical. Adamantinoma was first observed in the shaft of an ulna in 1900 by maier, 2, who believed it was a carcinoma. Based on radiographic assessment, adamantinoma is an osteolytic type with mono or multiloculated lesions. The initial symptoms of adamantinoma are often indolent and nonspecific and depend on location and extent of the disease. There was no neurovascular deficit and no bony masses were present elsewhere. Pdf adamantinoma is an extremely rare primary bony neoplasm. This cancer accounts for less than 1% of all primary tumours arising in the bone and requires the surgical removal of the tumour as the gold standard treatment method for adamantinoma 1. Metastatic adamantinoma has been reported to be resistant to chemotherapy. A case with multiple occurrences affecting both the tibia and fibula is presented.
Adamantinoma definition of adamantinoma by medical. The patient underwent a total tibia adamantinoma resection in 2009. Metastatic adamantinoma responds to treatment with receptor. Adamantinoma of the long bones is a rare, lowgrade malignancy with a marked predilection for the tibia and is usually seen in patients during the second to fifth decades of life. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Fischer first described the tumor in 19, and since then, only approximately 200 cases have been reported. Adamantinoma is a primary lowgrade, malignant bone tumor that is predominantly located in the midportion of the tibia. Cytokeratin expression and distribution in adamantinoma of long bones and osteofibrous dysplasia of the tibia and fibula. The patient received radiation therapy to the lung with partial response. On examination, she had a diffuse bony lump in the middle third of the right tibia with some localised tenderness. Adamantinoma ad of long bones is an ultimately rare, primary lowgrade and slowgrowing primary malignant bone tumor.
Longterm outcome following treatment of adamantinoma and. Adamantinoma free download as powerpoint presentation. Pdf adamantinoma of the tibia in a nineyearold child. It represents less than 1% of all primary bone tumors and in most cases occurs in the midshaft of the tibia of adolescents and young adults. This article aims to describe the behavior and evolution of a patient with adamantinoma of the tibia associated with pulmonary and bone infection by mycobacterium avium. The profile of the adamantinoma of the distal tibia, t2n0m0, ii stage, the 2 nd clinical group has been described. Adamantinoma is a tumour of controversial origin 4, 5, 6.
Primary malignant tumors of bone have always constituted an interesting chapter in pathology. Adamantinoma of the tibia and fibula with cytogenetic. Subsequent reports tended to confirm its entity status, but as close to rather than a regressive form of ad. Adamantinoma is a rare lowgrade malignant bone tumor of epithelial origin.
Clinical findings swelling, pain, developing over months to years. A lowgrade malignant tumor of long bones predominantly tibia marked by a proliferation of nests of basaloid cells with palisading at. Longterm followup of adamantinoma of the tibia complicated by. Gebhardt mc, lord fc, rosenberg ae, mankin hj 1987 the treatment of adamantinoma of the tibia by wide resection and allograft bone. A radiograph of the left tibia and fibula revealed an expansile osteolytic. Pdf longterm followup of adamantinoma of the tibia.
Adamantinoma is a bone tumor which is commonly showed in mandible. These changes have already rolled out with no interruptions, and will allow us to continue offering the same great service at your busiest time in the year. Adamantinomas have the potential for local recurrence and may metastasize to the lungs, lymph nodes, or bone. Reconstruction was performed with a custommade total tibia epr, where both the knee joint and ankle joint were reconstructed. The most common radiographic appearance is multiple sharply demarcated radiolucent lesions surrounded by areas of. The etiology of the tumor is still a matter of debate.
The initial symptoms of adamantinoma are often indolent and nonspecific. We report a case of adamantinoma of tibial shaft diaphysis in a 23 year male. We report a case of local recurrence of an adamantinoma localised in tibia, along. The name adamantinoma was actually given by fisher, 3 in his report of a tibial neoplasm that was microscopically similar to the adamantinoma of the jaw. It almost always occurs in the bones of the lower leg and involves both epithelial and osteofibrous tissue. A 16yearold girl presented with a 1month history of a painful lump on the right tibia. Adamantinoma, osteofibrous dysplasia and differentiated.
Adamantinoma of bone is a rare malignant tumor that is almost exclusively seen in the diaphysis of the tibia. Adamantinoma is a rare malignant bone tumor, accounting for approximately 0. Adamantinoma of the long bones is a rare, lowgrade. Osteofibrous dysplasia ofd and adamantinoma are rare and most commonly arise in the tibia of young individuals. Pdf adamantinoma is a rare, lowgrade malignant tumor of the bone which.