title: [A case of alveolar soft-part sarcoma with recurrent cerebral metastasis--operative management of the cerebral metastasis].
abstract: A female patient noticed a painless swelling at the right thigh at the age of 12. Two years later, she had total removal for the tumor and irradiation. The diagnosis of the tumor was alveolar soft-part sarcoma. At the age of 16 she had left pneumonectomy for its metastasis. The next year the metastatic tumor is detected in the right lung. At 21 she was admitted to our service with a diagnosis of cerebral metastasis. Her chief complaints were headache, nausea and visual disturbance. Neurological examination revealed advanced choked disc and left homonimous hemianopsia. CT scan revealed a large vascular tumor in the right occipital lobe and chest film showed multiple metastatic shadows in right lung. A large bloody tumor was removed totally through right occipital craniotomy. She was discharged with a marked improvement of neurological symptom. Since then she had had 8 times of surgical removal for 10 cerebral metastatic tumors. Several chemotherapy was attempted for three times. At first adriamycin was administered after the first removal of cerebral metastasis. Methyl-CCNU and Picibanil was administered after the second removal. Soon after the chemotherapy, metastatic tumor recurred. Cisplatin was administered for the ninth metastasis. None of these chemotherapy had seemed to be benefit in the management. At 27 she had removal of metastatic tumor on chest wall. She died of respiratory embarrassment in thorax at 30. At autopsy she had metastatic tumors in right frontal lobe, right lung, mediastinum, heart, chest wall, and intestine. During her illness, she graduated from high school and college, and got a good job as a secretary.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed