Korean J Med.  1997 Mar;52(3):405-411.

A Case of Intra Abdominal Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor(DSRCT)

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center, Chun-Ju, Korea.
  • 2Department of Pathology, Presbyterian Medical Center, Chun-Ju, Korea.

Abstract

This article describes a case of intra-abdominal desmoplastic small round cell tumor(DSRCT) experienced by the authors. The patient was 36ear old male, and admitted because of the mass of right inguinal area, back pain, weakness of low extremities. Imaging studies, right inguinal mass biopsy finding, immunohistochemical stains were compatible with DSRCT. Aggressive treatment with chemotherapy resulted in remarkable response temporarily in terms of tumor size and pulmonary metastasis. But as other author`s reports, multiple metastases to brain, spine, lung were progressed in our case. The patient died 13months after diagnosis.

Keyword

DSRCT; Immunohistochemical

MeSH Terms

Back Pain
Biopsy
Brain
Coloring Agents
Diagnosis
Drug Therapy
Extremities
Humans
Lung
Male
Neoplasm Metastasis
Spine
Coloring Agents
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