Trabectedin and Radiation Therapy for Cardiac Metastasis From Leiomyosarcoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Trabectedin and Radiation Therapy for Cardiac Metastasis From Leiomyosarcoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is one of the most frequent subtypes of soft-tissue sarcomas (STSs). Metastatic spread to the heart in cancer patients carries a poor prognosis and there is no known effective treatment. Cardiac metastases of STSs are very rare. Here we present the case of a 55-year-old patient...

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Main Authors: Ilaria Tortorelli, Federico Navarria, Antonio Di Maggio, Alberto Banzato, Chiara Lestuzzi, Luca Nicosia, Benedetta Chiusole, Antonella Galiano, Marta Sbaraglia, Vittorina Zagonel, Antonella Brunello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
leiomyosarcoma
radiotherapy
trabectedin
chemotherapy
cardiac metastasis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.838114/full

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