Long-term survival after spontaneous rupture of a malignant rhabdoid tumor of the liver

J Pediatr Surg. 2002 Oct;37(10):1488-90. doi: 10.1053/jpsu.2002.35427.

Abstract

A 13-month-old girl presented with a large malignant rhabdoid liver tumor that ruptured soon after admission. Six years after an emergency right hepatectomy and subsequent chemotherapy (ifosfamide, vincristine, and actinomycin D), she remains well and disease free. Previously, these rare tumors invariably have been fatal and resistant to multimodal therapy. This is the first report of long-term survival of a patient with a malignant rhabdoid liver tumor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Female
  • Hepatectomy
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery
  • Rhabdoid Tumor / drug therapy
  • Rhabdoid Tumor / pathology*
  • Rhabdoid Tumor / surgery
  • Rupture, Spontaneous