tailieunhanh - Báo cáo khoa học: "Spontaneous regression in alveolar soft part sarcoma: case report and literature review"

Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Spontaneous regression in alveolar soft part sarcoma: case report and literature review | World Journal of Surgical Oncology BioMed Central Open Access Case report Spontaneous regression in alveolar soft part sarcoma case report and literature review Mohammed N BaniHani and Abdel Rahman A Al Manasra Address King Abdullah University Hospital Department of Surgery Jordan University of Science and Technology Irbid Jordan Email Mohammed N BaniHani - mohbanihani@ Abdel Rahman A Al Manasra- abdjust@ Corresponding author Published 10 June 2009 Received II March 2009 World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2009 7 53 doi 1477-7819-7-53 Accepted 10 June 2009 This article is available from http content 7 I 53 2009 BaniHani and Al Manasra licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Sarcomas are a type of malignant tumors that arise from connective tissue. They are most of the time found in extremities Case presentation We are presenting a case of adult male patient who was found to have huge abdominal mass and multiple gastric and duodenal polyps. Pathological diagnosis for all lesions was Alveolar soft part sarcoma. Although he complained from metastasis to both lungs and right atrium all these deposits regressed spontaneously. Patient stated that he used some herbs Teucrium polium Cat Thyme prescribed for him. No chemotherapy or radiotherapy was given. The duration of regression was about 5 months before other lesions appeared. Later on he died secondary to brain metastasis. Conclusion ASPS is a rare type of sarcomas that affect primarily the lower limbs. This tumor does rarely metastasize to the gastrointestinal tract. Background Sarcomas are a type of malignant tumors that arise from connective tissue. They are most of the time found in extremities. The term .