Unresected pediatric myoepithelial carcinomas treated with alternating chemotherapy cycles with adjuvant radiotherapy
Myoepithelial carcinomas of soft tissue origin are rare tumors in the pediatric population. Due to the rarity of this malignancy, very few cases have been reported in the literature, and a consensus on treatment has not been established. Most myoepithelial carcinomas of soft tissue present in the ex...
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| description | Myoepithelial carcinomas of soft tissue origin are rare tumors in the pediatric population. Due to the rarity of this malignancy, very few cases have been reported in the literature, and a consensus on treatment has not been established. Most myoepithelial carcinomas of soft tissue present in the extremities and are treated with surgical excision followed by adjuvant radiotherapy. We report 2 cases of pediatric myoepithelial carcinoma presenting with vertebral involvement making complete surgical removal impossible. These patients underwent chemotherapy and adjuvant radiotherapy as the main treatment for their primary tumors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e948af6a883948ad8448370fd6c626922022-12-22T01:21:15ZengThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.Asian Journal of Oncology2454-67982455-46182015-07-01010210911110.4103/2454-6798.173406Unresected pediatric myoepithelial carcinomas treated with alternating chemotherapy cycles with adjuvant radiotherapyMichael Dorbad0Peter Paul Lim1Jeffrey Taylor2Department of Anesthesiology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USADepartment of Pediatrics, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USADepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USAMyoepithelial carcinomas of soft tissue origin are rare tumors in the pediatric population. Due to the rarity of this malignancy, very few cases have been reported in the literature, and a consensus on treatment has not been established. Most myoepithelial carcinomas of soft tissue present in the extremities and are treated with surgical excision followed by adjuvant radiotherapy. We report 2 cases of pediatric myoepithelial carcinoma presenting with vertebral involvement making complete surgical removal impossible. These patients underwent chemotherapy and adjuvant radiotherapy as the main treatment for their primary tumors.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2454-6798.173406chemotherapymyoepithelial carcinomapediatricsradiotherapyrare tumors |
| spellingShingle | Michael Dorbad Peter Paul Lim Jeffrey Taylor Unresected pediatric myoepithelial carcinomas treated with alternating chemotherapy cycles with adjuvant radiotherapy Asian Journal of Oncology chemotherapy myoepithelial carcinoma pediatrics radiotherapy rare tumors |
| title | Unresected pediatric myoepithelial carcinomas treated with alternating chemotherapy cycles with adjuvant radiotherapy |
| title_full | Unresected pediatric myoepithelial carcinomas treated with alternating chemotherapy cycles with adjuvant radiotherapy |
| title_fullStr | Unresected pediatric myoepithelial carcinomas treated with alternating chemotherapy cycles with adjuvant radiotherapy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unresected pediatric myoepithelial carcinomas treated with alternating chemotherapy cycles with adjuvant radiotherapy |
| title_short | Unresected pediatric myoepithelial carcinomas treated with alternating chemotherapy cycles with adjuvant radiotherapy |
| title_sort | unresected pediatric myoepithelial carcinomas treated with alternating chemotherapy cycles with adjuvant radiotherapy |
| topic | chemotherapy myoepithelial carcinoma pediatrics radiotherapy rare tumors |
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