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Complete disappearance of a leiomyosarcoma of the lower extremity following preoperative hyperthermia and intra‐arterial doxorubicin
Author(s) -
Khalek Yihad,
Vilor Mabel,
Sorrentino Jose,
Brown Michael,
Wills John,
Herrera Lemuel
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930520418
Subject(s) - medicine , leiomyosarcoma , hyperthermia , doxorubicin , surgery , radiology , chemotherapy , anesthesia
Leiomyosarcoma of the extremities is an unusual tumor. Herein we report a unique and what we believe is the first case of a patient in whom there was complete disappearance of such a tumor following regional hyperthermia and chemotherapy. © 1993 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.