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J Surg Oncol
; 37(1): 33-7, 1988 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2826923
ABSTRACT
Primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) is a rare, highly malignant small-cell neoplasm that most often arises from the chest wall or paravertebral region. A patient is described from whom resection, intensive chemotherapy, and bone marrow transplant were unsuccessful. Eleven patients were treated between 1975 and 1985; there was only one long-term survivor (48 months) despite intensive multidisciplinary treatment. The median survival of 49 published cases was 9 months. Conservative resection minimizing disability, radiotherapy, and intensive chemotherapy remain valid options, but use of experimental agents as part of initial therapy seems justified. The role of autologous marrow transplant remains unclear.
Subject(s)
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal , Thoracic Neoplasms , Adult , Combined Modality Therapy , Female , Humans , Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal/pathology , Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal/therapy , Thoracic Neoplasms/pathology , Thoracic Neoplasms/therapy , Thorax/pathology
2.
Curr Surg
; 40(6): 435-7, 1983.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6653164
3.
J Surg Res
; 33(6): 489-94, 1982 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7144164