Three-dimensional printed custom-made scapular implant reconstruction after total scapulectomy for malignant tumor: a case report
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https://doi.org/10.64575/mq8vwv77Keywords:
Total scapulectomy, Ewing’s sarcoma, 3D-printed implants, custom-made implant, scapulaAbstract
Although rare in childhood, cancer remains a significant cause of death in children. Even though hematological cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma are more common in children, sarcomas with bone and soft tissue involvement should not be overlooked. This study presents the diagnosis, treatment, and limb-sparing reconstruction of scapular Ewing’s sarcoma detected in a 9-year-old female patient who presented to our outpatient clinic with a mass and pain on the left side of her back, along with a brief review of the literature.
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