Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor Achieved Complete Remission after High-Dose Chemotherapy with Aggressive Local Treatment Modalities
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Outpatient and Home Chemotherapy with Novel Local Control Strategies in Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor
Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor (DSRCT) has a very poor prognosis. This report illustrates novel chemotherapy and local control interventions in a 5-year old patient. The patient was treated in the outpatient setting, achieved remission, with excellent quality of life. The patient presented with massive ascites and >1000 abdominal tumors. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy included vincristine (1.5 m...
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1738-9364
DOI: 10.3904/kjm.2012.83.3.378