Chemotherapy improved prognosis of mesenchymal chondrosarcoma with rare metastasis to the pancreas.

Abstract

Extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma is rare and metastasis to the pancreas is extremely rare, with only four cases reported in the literature. The therapeutic effectiveness of chemotherapy remains uncertain. We report a 39-year-old man with extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma of the buttock, who had metastases to the pancreas, bones, and lung. He underwent distal pancreatectomy, resection of the buttock tumor, and chemotherapy. He had a good response to chemotherapy and survived for about 3 years after surgery.

• Authors: Shinji Tsukamoto, Kanya Honoki, Akira Kido, Hiromasa Fujii, Yasunori Enomoto, Chiho Ohbayashi, Yasuhito Tanaka
• Journal: Case reports in oncological medicine (Case Rep Oncol Med) Vol. 2014 Pg. 249757 ( 2014) ISSN: 2090-6706 [Print] United States
• PMID: 24716041 (Publication Type: Journal Article)