This paper reports on two cases of adolescents with paratesticular embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma completely resected at diagnosis (a pediatric disease potentially curable in more than 90% of cases) and treated at adult facilities with a strategy used for adult soft tissue sarcomas. The final outcome of the two patients was dismal after they received a treatment inconsistent with pediatric protocols. The cases reported here give us a chance to turn the spotlight on a crucial issue—the referral of adolescents with pediatric-type tumors and their access to experienced centers and clinical trials.
Two Cases of Adolescents with Paratesticular Rhabdomyosarcoma inadequately treated: the problem of referral / A. Ferrari, C. Meazza, M. Vajna de Pava, C.A. Clerici, M. Casanova. - In: JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT ONCOLOGY. - ISSN 2156-5333. - 1:3(2011), pp. 152-154. [10.1089/jayao.2011.0016]
Two Cases of Adolescents with Paratesticular Rhabdomyosarcoma inadequately treated: the problem of referral
C.A. ClericiPenultimo
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2011
Abstract
This paper reports on two cases of adolescents with paratesticular embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma completely resected at diagnosis (a pediatric disease potentially curable in more than 90% of cases) and treated at adult facilities with a strategy used for adult soft tissue sarcomas. The final outcome of the two patients was dismal after they received a treatment inconsistent with pediatric protocols. The cases reported here give us a chance to turn the spotlight on a crucial issue—the referral of adolescents with pediatric-type tumors and their access to experienced centers and clinical trials.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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