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Response to 5-Fluorouracil-Based Chemotherapy in a Patient with Metastatic Colonic-Type Adenocarcinoma Arising in a Primary Mediastinal Teratoma
Joint Authors
Sawyer, Michael
Dechaphunkul, Arunee
Bigras, Gilbert
Source
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-09-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Germ cell tumor with somatic malignant transformation is an uncommon phenomenon occurring about 7% of all mediastinal teratomas.
Among all transformed component, sarcoma appears to be the most frequent histology, followed by primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) and adenocarcinoma.
To our knowledge, there were 3 cases of colonic-type adenocarcinoma arising in a primary teratoma have been reported to date.
However, none of them received chemotherapy directed to transformed histology given localized disease at presentation.
We, therefore, report here the first case of patient who achieved good response from chemotherapy directed to transformed histology, which confirms the importance of chemotherapy regimen used.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Dechaphunkul, Arunee& Bigras, Gilbert& Sawyer, Michael. 2012. Response to 5-Fluorouracil-Based Chemotherapy in a Patient with Metastatic Colonic-Type Adenocarcinoma Arising in a Primary Mediastinal Teratoma. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-494006
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Dechaphunkul, Arunee…[et al.]. Response to 5-Fluorouracil-Based Chemotherapy in a Patient with Metastatic Colonic-Type Adenocarcinoma Arising in a Primary Mediastinal Teratoma. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-494006
American Medical Association (AMA)
Dechaphunkul, Arunee& Bigras, Gilbert& Sawyer, Michael. Response to 5-Fluorouracil-Based Chemotherapy in a Patient with Metastatic Colonic-Type Adenocarcinoma Arising in a Primary Mediastinal Teratoma. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-494006
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-494006