EPITHELIOID SARCOMA - DIAGNOSTIC AND THER APEUTIC ASPECTS OF A CASE INVOLVING THE COCCYX

Authors
TOURNIGAND C BERNARD O CRUEL T SARRAZIN JL MERRER J
Citation
C. Tournigand et al., EPITHELIOID SARCOMA - DIAGNOSTIC AND THER APEUTIC ASPECTS OF A CASE INVOLVING THE COCCYX, La Revue de medecine interne, 18(1), 1997, pp. 50-53
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
La Revue de medecine interne → ACNP
ISSN journal
02488663
Volume
18
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
50 - 53
Database
ISI
SICI code
0248-8663(1997)18:1<50:ES-DAT>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
A rare case of epithelioid sarcoma of the coccyx is described. A 23-ye ar-old man had coccidynia for 2 years, becoming permanent. The patient underwent an ''en bloc'' excision including a resection of the extrem ity of the coccyx. Postoperatively, six cycles of a chemotherapy combi ning 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.