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Tumorsphere Derivation and Treatment from Primary Tumor Cells Isolated from Mouse Rhabdomyosarcomas
Published on: September 13, 2019
A rare resected case of pulmonary rhabdomyosarcoma
Yuki Nishioka1, Shinya Tane1, Wataru Nishio1
1Division of Chest Surgery, Hyogo Cancer Center, 13-70, Kitaoji-cho, Akashi, Japan.
Abstract:
Rhabdomyosarcoma is a well-known neoplasm in children that frequently occurs in the extremities, the head and neck region, and the genitourinary tract. To the best of our knowledge, pulmonary primary rhabdomyosarcoma in adults is exceedingly rare, and few resected cases have been reported. We report a case of pulmonary primary rhabdomyosarcoma that was surgically resected then treated with adjuvant chemotherapy (vincristine, actinomycin-D and cyclophosphamide). At 9 months after surgery, the patient is free from disease. Although the prognosis of rhabdomyosarcoma is unfavorable, surgical resection and adjuvant therapy could be a potential treatment strategy for pulmonary primary rhabdomyosarcoma.
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