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Successful Preoperative Chemoembolization in the Treatment of a Giant Malignant Phyllodes Tumor.
- Source :
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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
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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.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Breast Neoplasms diagnostic imaging
Combined Modality Therapy
Embolization, Therapeutic
Epirubicin administration & dosage
Female
Humans
Mastectomy
Multimodal Imaging
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Phyllodes Tumor diagnostic imaging
Breast Neoplasms therapy
Chemoembolization, Therapeutic methods
Neoadjuvant Therapy
Phyllodes Tumor therapy
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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