Undifferentiated sarcoma of the liver: a single institution experience using a uniform treatment approach

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2012 Apr;34(3):e114-6. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3182331fbe.

Abstract

Undifferentiated (embryonal) sarcoma of the liver is a rare malignant tumor, most commonly seen in children aged 6 to 10 years. Previously believed to carry a poor prognosis, more recent reports indicate that treatment regimens combining surgical resection and adjuvant chemotherapy can yield long-term, disease-free survival. In this study, we review 5 pediatric patients with undifferentiated sarcoma of the liver treated with a uniform approach of resection followed by adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation when indicated. All 5 patients are disease free in their first remission at a median of 53 months.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Clinical Trial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology
  • Male
  • Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / drug therapy*
  • Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / pathology
  • Prognosis
  • Sarcoma / drug therapy*
  • Sarcoma / pathology