Primary osteogenic sarcoma arising from the dura mater: case report.

A 42-year-old woman who sought treatment for left drop foot was found to have a right frontoparietal parasagittal mass. Gross total resection of the tumor was performed and pathologic analysis revealed high grade osteoblastic osteosarcoma. The patient received adjuvant chemotherapy and continues to do well with no evidence of metastases or local recurrence 3 years after initial presentation.

Acquired activated protein C resistance is common in cancer patients and is associated with venous thromboembolism.

Purpose: Cancer patients have an increased risk for venous thromboembolism. Because activated protein C resistance is a common risk factor for venous thromboembolism, we prospectively evaluated the activated protein C sensitivity ratio and factor V Leiden mutation in cancer patients with and without venous thromboembolism.

Subjects And Methods: We studied 55 consecutive cancer patients with deep vein thrombosis, 58 cancer patients with no history of venous thromboembolism, 54 patients with venous thromboembolism without malignancy, and 56 healthy controls.

5-Fluorouracil and low-dose leucovorin in metastatic colorectal cancer: a pilot study.

A total of 56 consecutive patients with metastatic colorectal cancer received treatment with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) given at 425 mg/m2 by rapid intravenous infusion, immediately preceded by leucovorin (LV) given at 20 mg/m2, with cycles being repeated every 4 weeks. Of 48 evaluable patients undergoing this treatment, a tumor response was observed in 16 (33%); a complete response, in 2 (4%); and a partial response, in 14 (29%). The median survival was 8.

[Cisplatin-based chemotherapy for advanced basal and squamous cell carcinomas].

The majority of basal cell (BCC) and squamous cell (SCC) carcinomas of the skin are curable by surgery and/or radiation. However, additional therapy is required when the tumor is locally advanced, or has metastasized. 4 men and 4 women (mean age 70, range 49-86) with advanced BCC and/or SCC were treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy.

Treatment of gastric adenocarcinoma with the combination of etoposide, adriamycin and cisplatin (EAP): comparison between two schedules.

The results of two schedules of the combination of etoposide, doxorubicin, and cisplatin (EAP) in gastric cancer are reported. EAP-1 was administered as originally reported and consisted of i.v.