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Successful Preoperative Chemoembolization in the Treatment of a Giant Malignant Phyllodes Tumor.

Authors :
Hashimoto K
Mimura H
Arai Y
Doi M
Kojima Y
Tsugawa K
Nakajima Y
Source :
Cardiovascular and interventional radiology [Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol] 2016 Jul; Vol. 39 (7), pp. 1070-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Feb 25.
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

The malignant phyllodes tumor is a relatively rare neoplasm and has not previously been a therapeutic target of interventional radiology. Herein, we report a successful case of preoperative chemoembolization of a giant malignant phyllodes tumor. The objective was to achieve sufficient tumor shrinkage before surgery to avoid the requirement for skin grafting after resection. Intra-arterial epirubicin infusion and subsequent embolization with Embosphere Microspheres (BioSphere Medical, Rockland, MA, USA) was undertaken three times over the course of 6 weeks and was well tolerated. The patient underwent surgery without skin grafting. Neither local recurrence nor distant metastasis was observed at 6 months after surgery.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1432-086X
Volume :
39
Issue :
7
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Cardiovascular and interventional radiology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
26916453
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-016-1311-8