A Case of Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor Diagnosed in a Young Female Patient.
- Author:
Ji Won KIM
1
;
Jin Hyun PARK
;
Hyeon Jin CHO
;
Ji Hyun KWON
;
Youngil KOH
;
Su Jung KIM
;
Se Hyung KIM
;
Se Hoon LEE
;
Seock Ah IM
;
Yong Tae KIM
;
Woo Ho KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. moisa@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Desmoplastic small round cell tumor;
Fluorescence in situ hybridization;
Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction;
Chemotherapy
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Adult;
Biopsy;
Cyclophosphamide;
Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor;
Doxorubicin;
Duodenum;
Dyspepsia;
Etoposide;
Female;
Fluorescence;
Glycogen Storage Disease Type VI;
Humans;
Ifosfamide;
In Situ Hybridization;
Liver;
Mesenteric Veins;
Pancreas;
Peritoneum;
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction;
Vincristine
- From:Cancer Research and Treatment
2009;41(4):233-236
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Desmoplastic small round cell tumor is a very rare malignancy. We report the case of a 26-year-old woman who suffered from dyspepsia and abdominal pain for 2 months. We performed an endoscopic biopsy of the duodenal mass and diagnosed her disease as desmoplastic small round cell tumor using immunohistochemical staining, fluorescence in situ hybridization, and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. Because the mass invaded the pancreas and superior mesenteric vein as well as duodenum and the disease was disseminated to liver and peritoneum, she received palliative chemotherapy using vincristine, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide, and etoposide. The maximal response to chemotherapy was stable disease. The patient expired 9 months after diagnosis.
