Brain metastasis of epithelioid sarcoma--case report.
A 20-year-old-female first presented with an epithelioid sarcoma of the right thumb, and the right thumb was amputated. Five years later, a metastasis was found in the right lower lung and a partial lobectomy was performed. Three years later, computed tomography showed a metastatic brain tumor in the left frontal lobe, which was removed surgically. Adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy were given after all operations. Histological examination showed all resected tumors were epithelioid sarcoma. She has maintained a good activity of daily living level as an outpatient for 2 years, although subcutaneous metastases and bronchial lymph node metastases have been observed. Such intensive treatment of slowly growing tumors often prolongs survival time, even in patients with multiple metastases.
Tsurushima
H
H
Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa.
Yonaha
H
H
Tamura
T
T
Kinjo
T
T
Saito
A
A
Harakuni
T
T
Miyagi
K
K
Hyodo
A
A
Yoshii
Y
Y
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy*; D013933:Thumb; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome