Pulmonary blastoma: case report of a patient with a 7-year remission and review of chemotherapy experience in the world literature.
Cancer
; 82(3): 462-7, 1998 Feb 01.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9452262
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Pulmonary blastoma is a rare malignant neoplasm for which there currently are no treatment guidelines.METHODS:
A patient with locally advanced pulmonary blastoma is described. The treatment modality is discussed and the world literature is reviewed with respect to the use of chemotherapy.RESULTS:
A 54-year-old man had a 7-year disease free survival despite subtotal resection. He was treated with adjuvant radiotherapy and combination chemotherapy. Three cycles of cisplatin and etoposide were administered. The world literature was reviewed with regard to the use of adjuvant chemotherapy in the treatment of pulmonary blastoma.CONCLUSIONS:
Surgery, adjuvant radiotherapy, and combination chemotherapy with cisplatin and etoposide should be considered in the treatment of patients with this rare pulmonary neoplasm.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Temas:
Geral
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Tipos_de_cancer
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Pulmao
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Blastoma Pulmonar
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cancer
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá