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Successful Multidisciplinary Treatment for Aggressive Primary Pulmonary Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma.

Mitsunori Higuchi, Hitoshi Yamada, Kakeru Machino, Ikuro Oshibe, Nobutoshi Soeta, Takuro Saito, Hidetaka Uramoto, Sohsuke Yamada, Hiroshi Hojo, Hiroyuki Suzuki

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mitsunori HiguchiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Aizu Medical Center, Fukushima Medical University, Aizuwakamatsu, Japan.
Hitoshi YamadaDepartment of Musculoskeletal Oncology and Metabolic Bone Disease Research, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan.
Kakeru MachinoDepartment of Surgery, Aizu Medical Center, Fukushima Medical University, Aizuwakamatsu, Japan.
Ikuro OshibeDepartment of Surgery, Aizu Medical Center, Fukushima Medical University, Aizuwakamatsu, Japan.
Nobutoshi SoetaDepartment of Surgery, Aizu Medical Center, Fukushima Medical University, Aizuwakamatsu, Japan.
Takuro SaitoDepartment of Surgery, Aizu Medical Center, Fukushima Medical University, Aizuwakamatsu, Japan.
Hidetaka UramotoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kanazawa Medical University School of Medicine, Kanazawa, Japan.
Sohsuke YamadaDepartment of Clinical Pathology, Kanazawa Medical University School of Medicine, Kanazawa, Japan.
Hiroshi HojoDepartment of Pathology, Aizu Medical Center, Fukushima Medical University, Aizuwakamatsu, Japan.
Hiroyuki SuzukiDepartment of Chest Surgery, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan.
Fukushima Medical University · JPKanazawa Medical University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) was previously known as malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH). This sarcoma occurs preferentially in the extremities and retroperitoneal space; primary pulmonary UPS/MFH is rare. We report a 52-year-old woman referred to our hospital with dyspnea and severe cough. Chest computed tomography (CT) revealed a pulmonary mass in the left upper lobe and pleural effusion. Cytology of the effusion showed no malignancy; however, the tumor increased rapidly in size, and the patient's respiratory symptoms worsened. The tumor occupied almost all of the left upper lobe and involved the adjacent pericardium. She underwent left upper lobectomy with pericardial resection and reconstruction. Postoperative pathology of the resected specimen showed undifferentiated pulmonary sarcoma, pT4N0M1a stage IV A, and genetic analyses revealed the v-Ki-ras2 Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) mutation. The patient's dyspnea recurred 1 month postoperatively, and CT showed marked pleural effusion. An 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography demonstrated abnormal diffuse accumulation of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose in the left pleural cavity. We initiated five cycles of chemotherapy with doxorubicin and ifosfamide, and the patient has been well without recurrence for 24 months after multidisciplinary treatment with surgery followed by systemic combination chemotherapy. We successfully treated our patient with primary pulmonary UPS/MFH using a multidisciplinary approach, even though this sarcoma carries a poor prognosis and is insensitive to both chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

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Long-term complete responseMalignant fibrous histiocytomaMultidisciplinary treatmentUndifferentiated pulmonary sarcoma

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PMCPMC7184791
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