title: [Epithelioid sarcoma. Diagnostic and therapeutic aspects apropos of a coccygeal localization].
abstract: A rare case of epithelioid sarcoma of the coccyx is described. A 23-year-old man had coccidynia for 2 years, becoming permanent. The patient underwent an "en bloc" excision including a resection of the extremity of the coccyx. Postoperatively, six cycles of a chemotherapy combining ifosfamide and adriamycine were alternated with a 60 Gy external beam radiotherapy. The patient remains free of disease 9 months after the operation. We review the clinical characteristics and treatment of epithelioid sarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Service de radiothérapie-oncologie, hôpital du Val-de-Grâce, Paris, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tournigand
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bernard
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cruel
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sarrazin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Merrer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003050:Coccyx; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Sarcome épithélioïde. Aspects diagnostiques et thérapeutiques à propos d'une localisation coccygienne.