Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common primary bone tumor in children and adolescents. Prognosis is improving with advances in multidisciplinary treatment strategies, but the development of new anticancer agents has not, and improvement in prognosis for patients with pulmonary metastases has stalled. In recent years, the tumor microenvironment (TME) has gained attention as a therapeutic target for cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrimary malignant cardiac tumors rarely occur, and cardiac synovial sarcoma (SS) is especially rare among such tumors. Herein, we present the case of a 35-year-old female with primary cardiac SS treated with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. She presented with chest symptoms and underwent imaging examinations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAngiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma (AFH) is a rare tumor of mesenchymal origin occurring in young adults. Based on its clinical course, it is said to have an intermediate potential. We present a case of a 59-year-old woman with AFH in the hand that was difficult to diagnose.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCase: A 17-year-old man experienced night pain in his right hallux. Radiographs revealed a lytic lesion in the proximal phalanx of the right hallux. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a low-signal intensity mass on T1-weighted sequences and isointense-high-signal intensity on T2-weighted sequences.
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