| Literature DB >> 28843050 |
Krisztina Mita Gabor1, Zoltan Sapi2, Lilla Gyorgyi Tiszlavicz1, Anita Fige1, Csaba Bereczki1, Katalin Bartyik1.
Abstract
Pseudomyogenic hemangioendothelioma (PMH) is a rare, mostly indolent vascular tumor. Extensive cases are treated with amputation as chemotherapy seems to be ineffective. Recently, promising results were published using mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors in tumors of vascular origin. Here, we present a case of a child with advanced PMH relapsing after surgery and chemotherapy. Sirolimus achieved significant clinical improvement and stabilization of the lesions without any remarkable toxicity. This case contributes to the growing evidence regarding the efficacy of mTOR inhibitors, such as sirolimus, in multifocal PMH.Entities:
Keywords: mTOR inhibition; pseudomyogenic hemangioendothelioma; sirolimus
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28843050 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.26781
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Blood Cancer ISSN: 1545-5009 Impact factor: 3.167