A rare cause of bilateral pleural effusion – desmoplastic small round cell tumor

Desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) is a rare, extremely aggressive and malignant tumor predominantly affects young adolescent males and typically presents as a large intra-abdominal mass. However, tumor arising from other body sites are also reported in the literature. Histology and immuno...

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Autores principales: Archana Baburao, Poonam Maurya, Amulya Chakenahalli, Huliraj Narayanswamy
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:4dfebb7282164e73a0936ac5f5eb83832021-11-19T07:41:02ZA rare cause of bilateral pleural effusion – desmoplastic small round cell tumor 10.4081/monaldi.2021.18741122-06432532-5264https://doaj.org/article/4dfebb7282164e73a0936ac5f5eb83832021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/1874https://doaj.org/toc/1122-0643https://doaj.org/toc/2532-5264 Desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) is a rare, extremely aggressive and malignant tumor predominantly affects young adolescent males and typically presents as a large intra-abdominal mass. However, tumor arising from other body sites are also reported in the literature. Histology and immunohistochemistry play an important role in the diagnosis and differentiating this rare tumor from other round cell tumors. A multidisciplinary approach consisting of a combination of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy is the treatment of choice as there is no standard therapy.  We report a case of DSRCT of pleura presenting as bilateral pleural effusion in a young adolescent male who was treated with both surgery and chemotherapy. However patient succumbed to death after one year of diagnosis. Archana BaburaoPoonam MauryaAmulya ChakenahalliHuliraj NarayanswamyPAGEPress PublicationsarticleDesmoplastic small round cell tumorDSRCTpleuraimmunohistochemistryMedicineRENMonaldi Archives for Chest Disease (2021)
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topic Desmoplastic small round cell tumor
DSRCT
pleura
immunohistochemistry
Medicine
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spellingShingle Desmoplastic small round cell tumor
DSRCT
pleura
immunohistochemistry
Medicine
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Archana Baburao
Poonam Maurya
Amulya Chakenahalli
Huliraj Narayanswamy
A rare cause of bilateral pleural effusion – desmoplastic small round cell tumor
description Desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) is a rare, extremely aggressive and malignant tumor predominantly affects young adolescent males and typically presents as a large intra-abdominal mass. However, tumor arising from other body sites are also reported in the literature. Histology and immunohistochemistry play an important role in the diagnosis and differentiating this rare tumor from other round cell tumors. A multidisciplinary approach consisting of a combination of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy is the treatment of choice as there is no standard therapy.  We report a case of DSRCT of pleura presenting as bilateral pleural effusion in a young adolescent male who was treated with both surgery and chemotherapy. However patient succumbed to death after one year of diagnosis.
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author Archana Baburao
Poonam Maurya
Amulya Chakenahalli
Huliraj Narayanswamy
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Poonam Maurya
Amulya Chakenahalli
Huliraj Narayanswamy
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title A rare cause of bilateral pleural effusion – desmoplastic small round cell tumor
title_short A rare cause of bilateral pleural effusion – desmoplastic small round cell tumor
title_full A rare cause of bilateral pleural effusion – desmoplastic small round cell tumor
title_fullStr A rare cause of bilateral pleural effusion – desmoplastic small round cell tumor
title_full_unstemmed A rare cause of bilateral pleural effusion – desmoplastic small round cell tumor
title_sort rare cause of bilateral pleural effusion – desmoplastic small round cell tumor
publisher PAGEPress Publications
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/4dfebb7282164e73a0936ac5f5eb8383
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