title: [Retroperitoneal inflammatory fibrosarcoma; a case report].
abstract: A 62-year-old man was admitted to our hospital complaining of lower abdominal mass and weight loss. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging studies revealed a large tumor occupying the pelvis and expanding into inferior vena cava, which reached to the renal pedicle. Open biopsy was undergone under general anesthesia. Histopathological diagnosis was inflammatory fibrosarcoma. Five courses of chemotherapy including vincristine, actinomycin-D and cyclophosphamide (VAC) resulted in 35% reduction of the tumor volume in one direction, indicating that VAC could be an alternative effective therapy for inoperable inflammatory fibrosarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University.
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Satoko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.forename: Takahito
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suyama
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujimura
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Awa
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Naya
authors.forename: Hiroyoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Toyofusa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tobe
authors.forename: Tomohiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003609:Dactinomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D003609:Dactinomycin; D014750:Vincristine; D003520:Cyclophosphamide