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Lymph Node Metastasis after a Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Leg : A Case Report and a Review of the Literature
Joint Authors
Vogelaar, F. J.
Gilissen, F.
Bosscha, K.
Nelen, S. D.
Van der Linden, J. C.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-02-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Soft tissue sarcomas (STSs) represent 1 percent of all adult malignancies and sarcomas only rarely spread to the regional lymph nodes.
Case Presentation.
We present a case of a woman with a dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans and a sarcoma not therwise specified of the lower extremity.
The patient had no distant metastasis during follow-up, but did develop a regional lymph nodemetastasis (RLNM) in the groin.
We reviewed the literature about RLNM in STSs.
Discussion.
Reviewing the literature we see that within specific histological types RLNM occurs as often as distant metastasis.
Furthermore RLNM occurs in over 10% for specific histological types and in 24% of all patients with a soft tissue sarcoma of the lower extremity.
Except for radical lymphadenectomy with a 5-year survival rate of 46% there is no appropriate treatment.
Conclusion.
The risk for a RLNM in certain histological types and anatomical locations might transcend the risk for a distant lung metastasis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nelen, S. D.& Vogelaar, F. J.& Gilissen, F.& Van der Linden, J. C.& Bosscha, K.. 2013. Lymph Node Metastasis after a Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Leg : A Case Report and a Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nelen, S. D.…[et al.]. Lymph Node Metastasis after a Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Leg : A Case Report and a Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Nelen, S. D.& Vogelaar, F. J.& Gilissen, F.& Van der Linden, J. C.& Bosscha, K.. Lymph Node Metastasis after a Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Leg : A Case Report and a Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Surgery. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-509057
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-509057