Long survival of a patient with paratesticular rhabdomyosarcoma with inferior vena cava involvement.
A 13-year-old boy with a paratesticular embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma and a large thrombus into the inferior vena cava reaching the suprahepatic vein is presented. We used cardiopulmonary bypass with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest to realize a complete exeresis of the tumor and thrombus, followed by systemic chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Ten years later the patient is alive and doing well without any sequelae.
Rodríguez-Rubio
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FI
Department of Urology, University of Navarra, Spain.
Abad
J I
JI
Rábago
G
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Berián
J M
JM
D000293:Adolescent; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D018233:Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D017741:Survivors; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D017131:Thrombectomy; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery