metastatic ASPS succesfully treated by resection+MAID

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metastatic ASPS succesfully treated by resection+MAID

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Research Article from Maryland mentions the case of the metastatic ASPS successfully treated with the resection of the breast primary tumor, then the resection of the lung metastases following by the post-operative chemotherapy (MAID), the patient is 5 years disease free.

Cancer Therapy Vol 6, 47-54, 2008
Experience in the management of 52 patients with
soft tissue sarcoma. The results of a median followup
of seven years
E. George Elias1,*, Sally D. Brown1, William Joel Culpepper II2
1Surgical Oncology Center, The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Cancer Institute at Franklin Square, Baltimore, Maryland.
2Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Division of Healthcare outcomes Research, University of
Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.

http://www.cancer-therapy.org/CT6A/pdf/ ... _47-54.pdf

patient with alveolar soft tissue sarcoma
(G3 T1) of the breast was found to have lung metastases at
the time of diagnosis. This patient underwent mastectomy,
resection of the lung metastases, post-operative
chemotherapy (MAID), and no radiation therapy. This
patient is alive free of disease for over 5 years.
Olga
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