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A case report of long-term survival of metastatic extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma treated with surgery and hypofractionated radiotherapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2014

Haoming Qiu ,
Mary Hare  and
Yuhchyau Chen
Haoming Qiu*
Affiliation:
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
Mary Hare
Affiliation:
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
Yuhchyau Chen
Affiliation:
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
*
Correspondence to: Haoming Qiu, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue/Box 647, Rochester, New York 14642, USA. Tel: 585-275-9989, E-mail: Haoming_Qiu@URMC.Rochester.edu
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Abstract

We describe the case of a patient with a 10-year history of metastatic extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma (EMC), who underwent repeated surgical excision and ten courses of hypofractionated radiotherapy to locally recurrent or metastatic disease. We review the literature on EMC’s and propose that surgery and radiotherapy can be used to control disease progression and palliate symptoms for extended periods of time with acceptable toxicity profiles.

Keywords

extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcomametastasisradiation therapyspinal cord radiation tolerance

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Case Study
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Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice , Volume 13 , Issue 4 , December 2014 , pp. 493 - 497
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© Cambridge University Press 2014 

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