Long-term survivor of advanced synovial sarcoma – case report and literature review Case report
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We present the case of a 18-year-old man, who was admitted to the Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology in Warsaw in 2007 year after non-radical resection of synovial sarcoma located in right axilla. The staging was established as unifocal limited disease after diagnostic procedures. The patient was treated with combined therapy consists of neoadiuvant chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy. In 2009 year we noted locoregional recurrence of disease and after dissemination to the lungs and locoregional recurrence was diagnosed again. Eight line of chemotherapy was given and a number of metastasectomy of lungs was performed because of recurrence of pulmonary metastases. At present on the grounds of progression of disease – metastases to bones and recurrence of metastases to lungs patient is receiving a new drug – pazopanib, as non-standard therapy. As a result of this therapy a thirteen months stabilisation of disease is achieved.
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