Challenges in the Management of Stage IV Clear Cell Sarcoma of Soft Tissue in Young Adults: Case Report and Review of the Literature.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Clear cell sarcoma (CCS) of soft tissue is a rare type of soft tissue sarcoma affecting usually lower extremities in young adults. The main challenges in the management of this disease include difficulties in diagnosis, aggressiveness of the cancer with rapid progression, and inadequate treatment, especially in small centers with few cases.

Case presentation

We present a case of a young woman diagnosed with CCS of soft tissue, stage IV. The patient benefited from a multidisciplinary approach including radiation therapy, surgery, chemotherapy, and targeted therapy with disease progression regardless of the therapeutic act. Despite all the efforts, the patient died from complications overlapping progression of the disease.

Conclusion

The rarity of this sarc

SUBMITTER: Iordache D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11521404 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature