hemangiopericytoma/fatigue

Hemangiopericytomas (HPC) are perivascular neoplasms that are rarely encountered as primary lung malignancy. Surgical resection remains the mainstay therapy of HPC. A 37-year old African American female initially presented with fatigue, chest pain and palpitations. Chest radiography showed a

A 73-year-old man presented with a right-sided chest wall mass that showed an epitheloid neoplasm with mild cytologic atypia on core needle biopsy. He underwent surgical resection, and final pathology revealed solitary fibrous tumour/hemangiopericytoma with negative margins. Three years after

BACKGROUND Phenylbutyrate (PBA), and its metabolite phenylacetate (PAA), induce growth inhibition and cellular differentiation in multiple tumor models. However, despite their potential anti-cancer properties, several pharmacodynamic aspects remain unknown. METHODS We conducted a dose escalating

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

When surgery and radiation are no longer treatment options, salvage systemic therapy has been used for recurrent meningiomas with little compelling evidence to suggest effectiveness. Patients with surgery and radiation refractory recurrent meningiomas were treated with the oral multifunctional