Palliative treatment of metastatic phyllodes tumors: a case series

Treatment of metastatic neuroendocrine tumors of the thymus with capecitabine and temozolomide: a case series.

BACKGROUND Metastatic neuroendocrine tumors of the thymus are exceedingly rare with an annual incidence of approximately 0.2 per 1,000,000. They are highly resistant to therapy and there have been no reports of an objective radiographic response to treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS The authors retrospectively evaluated 3 patients with progressive, metastatic neuroendocrine tumors of the thymus...

Various Surgical Treatment of Haemophilic Pseudotumor : A Case Series

Introduction. Bleeding episodes in severe hemophilia may occur more frequently and spontaneously after mild trauma or daily activities. An inadequate treatment of that bleeding in hemophilia may result in pseudotumor, usually in the muscle adjacent to the bone. We reported haemophilic pseudotumor treated with various surgical interventions. Methods. This study was conducted inthe Departme...

Phyllodes Tumors of the Breast

OBJECTIVE To study all patients with phyllodes tumors of the breast which were diagnosed at King Hussien Medical Center and Prince Rashid Military Hospital between the 1st of may 2002 till January 2009. METHODS A total of 26 patients diagnosed to have phylloedes tumors were retrieved from the hospital records. All cases were analyzed and assessed in two main categories: demographical characte...

Palliative treatment for advanced or metastatic osteosarcoma.

Successfully Surgical Treatment of Lung Metastatic Hepatoblastoma: A Rare Case Report

  Background Hepatoblastoma is a common liver malignancy in children and commonly presents with primary tumors. In hepatoblastoma, lung is the most common place to metastasis. Chemotherapy have led to many improvements in the local control of hepatoblastoma. A main goal of treatment for hepatoblastoma is to achieve complete tumor resection. Case Presentation The patient was a 2.5 years old boy ...