Primary epithelioid sarcoma of the neck: a rare case report

Viktoras Rudžianskas; Elona Juozaitytė; Arturas Inčiūra; Valdas Sarauskas; Milda Rudžianskienė

Primary epithelioid sarcoma of the neck: a rare case report

Medicina (Kaunas). 2012;48(1):57-60. Epub 2012 Feb 22.

Authors

Viktoras Rudžianskas¹, Elona Juozaitytė, Arturas Inčiūra, Valdas Sarauskas, Milda Rudžianskienė

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Oncology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eivenių 2, 50028 Kaunas, Lithuania. [email protected]

PMID: 22370506

Abstract

This report presents a case of a neck epithelioid sarcoma in a 20-year-old man with poor prognosis. The patient underwent surgery followed by external beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy performed as a boost. The treatment was well-tolerated, and there was no local recurrence or distant metastasis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Brachytherapy
Head and Neck Neoplasms / pathology
Head and Neck Neoplasms / radiotherapy
Head and Neck Neoplasms / surgery
Head and Neck Neoplasms / therapy*
Humans
Male
Sarcoma / pathology
Sarcoma / radiotherapy
Sarcoma / surgery
Sarcoma / therapy*
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult