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...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) N.J.), 1997-12, Vol.50 (6), p.978-979
Hauptverfasser:	Rodríguez-Rubio, Federico I., Abad, José I., Rábago, Gregorio, Berián, José M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Combined Modality Therapy Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Humans Lymph Node Excision Male Male genital diseases Medical sciences Neoplastic Cells, Circulating Radiotherapy, Adjuvant Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal - diagnosis Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal - therapy Survivors Testicular Neoplasms - diagnosis Testicular Neoplasms - therapy Thrombectomy Tumors Vena Cava, Inferior - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	0090-4295 1527-9995
DOI:	10.1016/S0090-4295(97)00411-1