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Table 3 Clinical course and follow-up

From: Clinical features and ultrasound findings of a rare musculoskeletal system disease–neuromuscular choristoma

Patient

Age/Sex

Location

Surgery before

Transformation of Desmoid-type Formation(DTF)

Treatment process

Pathological finding

Follow-up

Tumor recurrence frequency

Current condition

1

22/F

sciatic nerve

Yes

Yes

Tumor resection (Once)

β-Catenin ( +)

0

No progression

2

2/M

sciatic nerve

Yes

Yes

Surgical biopsy of sciatic nerve

β-Catenin ( +)

0

Progression of motor deficit, limb undergrowth and calf muscles atrophy

3

6/M

sciatic nerve

Yes

Yes

Tumor resection (Once); chemotherapy (Two cycles); HIFU (Six rounds);

β-Catenin ( +) CTNNB1 p. S45F mutation

Once (At the site of NMC)

Continuous tumor progression lead to above-knee amputation

4

10/F

brachial plexus

Yes

Yes

Tumor and involved brachial plexus resection, nerve transplantation

β-Catenin ( +)

0

No progression after nerve transplantation

5

2/M

sciatic nerve

Yes

Yes

Tumor resection (Three times); radiotherapy (A course)

β-Catenin ( +)

Twice (At the site of NMC)

No progression after last treatment

6

4/M

sciatic nerve

No

No

None

0

No progression

7

3/F

sciatic nerve

No

No

None

0

No progression

  1. HIFU High intensity focused ultrasound knife, NMC Neuromuscular choristomas