Successful Preoperative Chemoembolization in the Treatment of a Giant Malignant Phyllodes Tumor

Journal Article · Fri Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S00270-016-1311-8· OSTI ID:22642487

Hashimoto, Kazuki; Mimura, Hidefumi; Arai, Yasunori ^[1]; Doi, Masatomo ^[2]; Kojima, Yasuyuki; Tsugawa, Koichiro ^[3]; Nakajima, Yasuo ^[1]

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1. St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Department of Radiology (Japan)
2. St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology (Japan)
3. St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery (Japan)

The malignant phyllodes tumor is a relatively rare neoplasm and has not previously been a therapeutic target of interventional radiology. Herein, we report a successful case of preoperative chemoembolization of a giant malignant phyllodes tumor. The objective was to achieve sufficient tumor shrinkage before surgery to avoid the requirement for skin grafting after resection. Intra-arterial epirubicin infusion and subsequent embolization with Embosphere Microspheres (BioSphere Medical, Rockland, MA, USA) was undertaken three times over the course of 6 weeks and was well tolerated. The patient underwent surgery without skin grafting. Neither local recurrence nor distant metastasis was observed at 6 months after surgery.

• OSTI ID: 22642487
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 39, Issue 7; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2016 Springer Science+Business Media New York and the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE); http://www.springer-ny.com; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0174-1551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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