[A infant case of rhabdomyosarcoma arising from the left iliac region with complete remission for 2 years after combination therapy].

Abstract

A case of rhabdomyosarcoma in a 14-year-female is reported herein. The patient developed left inguinal pain and tumor. She was initially seen by her local medical doctor, who biopsied her left inguinal tumor with a pathological report of malignancy. She was referred to the Ryukyu University Hospital in July, 1990. CT and MRI demonstrated a large tumor 10 cm in diameter arising from the left iliac region. The tumor was extirpated and the pathological report indicated rhabdomyosarcoma (alveolar type). The patient was treated with VAC chemotherapy and local irradiation. Her course has been uneventful for the past 2 years without any clinical manifestation of recurrence since surgery.

• Authors: M Shimabuku, Y Muto, A Hokama, F Tokumine, K China, T Gushiken, S Sonan, K Hirayama, T Toda
• Journal: Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy (Gan To Kagaku Ryoho) Vol. 20 Issue 5 Pg. 657-60 (Apr 1993) ISSN: 0385-0684 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 8470926 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Dactinomycin
• Vincristine
• Cyclophosphamide

Topics

• Adolescent
• Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols (therapeutic use)
• Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
• Combined Modality Therapy
• Cyclophosphamide (administration & dosage)
• Dactinomycin (administration & dosage)
• Female
• Humans
• Ilium
• Remission Induction
• Rhabdomyosarcoma (drug therapy, radiotherapy, surgery)
• Soft Tissue Neoplasms (drug therapy, radiotherapy, surgery)
• Vincristine (administration & dosage)