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ArticleCureus2025

Round Cell Sarcoma: A Challenging Diagnosis.

Andreia Mandim, Ana Sofia Silva, Rita Moça, Fani Ribeiro, Rubina Silva

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Andreia MandimInternal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Póvoa de Varzim/Vila do Conde, Póvoa de Varzim, PRT.
Ana Sofia SilvaInternal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Póvoa de Varzim/Vila do Conde, Póvoa de Varzim, PRT.
Rita MoçaInternal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Póvoa de Varzim/Vila do Conde, Póvoa de Varzim, PRT.
Fani RibeiroInternal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Póvoa de Varzim/Vila do Conde, Póvoa de Varzim, PRT.
Rubina SilvaInternal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Póvoa de Varzim/Vila do Conde, Póvoa de Varzim, PRT.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sarcomas are malignant tumors of mesenchymal origin that can occur throughout the body. Among these, undifferentiated round cell sarcomas are rare, aggressive tumors, often affecting young adults and presenting diagnostic challenges. We report the case of a 22-year-old female who presented with persistent chest pain and progressive respiratory distress. Despite extensive diagnostic efforts including imaging, thoracentesis, and exploratory laparoscopy, the diagnosis was delayed. Her condition deteriorated rapidly, culminating in sepsis, tumor lysis syndrome, and death. Post-mortem analysis confirmed a diagnosis of undifferentiated round cell sarcoma. This case illustrates the importance of considering rare malignancies in differential diagnoses and highlights the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges posed by these tumors.

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aggressive soft tissue neoplasmdiagnostic delayperitoneal carcinomatosistumor lysis syndromeundifferentiated round cell sarcoma

Identifiers

PMID40525058
PMCPMC12168620

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