Low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma

Authors
Van den Bossche, MRP Van Mieghem, H
Citation
Mrp. Van Den Bossche et H. Van Mieghem, Low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma, ONCOL-BASEL, 58(3), 2000, pp. 207-209
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Oncology,"Onconogenesis & Cancer Research
Journal title
ONCOLOGY
ISSN journal
00302414 → ACNP
Volume
58
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
207 - 209
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-2414(2000)58:3<207:LFS>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Described is a low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma (LGFMS) of the abdominal wail muscles in a 38-year-old black woman. There was no evidence of metastatic d isease. A 5.2-kg LGFMS - the largest case ever reported - was resected, One year after surgery, the patient is alive without any sign of local recurre nce or distant metastasis. Follow-up comprises abdominal and thoracic CT sc ans at 6-month intervals. Copyright (C) 2000 S. Karger AG, Basel.