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Malignant fibrous histiocytoma occurs most commonly in the extremities and trunk, but rarely in the visceral organs. Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the small intestine is an extremely rare condition. To our knowledge, only ten cases of primary tumors involving the small intestine have been
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the liver is an extremely rare tumor. A 43-year-old woman was admitted with an enlargement of the abdomen and a feeling of general fatigue. A clinical examination revealed a right liver giant cystic tumor (18.5 × 22 cm). The cystic tumor, which contained a solid
A case of histiocytoma in a 63-year-old woman with general fatigue is described. Ultrasonography and radiological examination revealed a large mass at the retroperitoneum displacing the right kidney to medial anterior abdomen. Exploration of the tumor with right kidney was done via a transperitoneal
A 78-year-old man was admitted in June 18, 1982 with a two-year history of general fatigue and loss of appetite. Physical examination revealed a child's head sized, firm, not tender, right upper quadrant mass which had an almost smooth surface and had respiratory displacement. Preoperative diagnosis
BACKGROUND
Chemotherapy has had little impact on the natural history of soft tissue sarcoma, and often is associated with serious toxicity. Edatrexate, an investigational antifolate, is active in patients with lung cancer, and has cytotoxic activity in human sarcoma cell lines.
METHODS
Edatrexate
BACKGROUND
Mediastinal masses are tumoral lesions arising from intra-thoracic organs. They are an infrequent diagnostic challenge, requiring a structured clinical and radiological approach.
OBJECTIVE
The study of the clinical, radiological and pathological characteristics, treatment and prognosis of
Patients with a soft tissue malignancy involving the sciatic nerve who present with neurologic loss generally are advised to have an amputation. Twenty patients who underwent limb-sparing procedures with complete resection of the sciatic nerve as treatment for neurofibrosarcomas (12 patients),
OBJECTIVE
Ridaforolimus is an inhibitor of mammalian target of rapamycin, an integral component of the phosphatidyl 3-kinase/AKT signaling pathway, with early evidence of activity in sarcomas. This multicenter, open-label, single-arm, phase II trial was conducted to assess the antitumor activity of
Twenty previously treated patients with advanced bone sarcomas received thrice weekly im 50 X 10(6) IU/m2 doses of human alfa-interferon (interferon alfa-2a, recombinant; Roche). Seventeen patients had metastatic osteosarcomas and one each had fibrosarcoma, mesenchymal chondrosarcoma, and malignant
Translocations between EWSR1 and members of the CREB family of transcription factors (CREB1, ATF1, and CREM) are rare genetic findings occurring in various sarcomas. Of these, the EWSR1-CREM translocation is the most rarely reported. We present the case of a 9-year-old boy who presented with a year