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Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer 1/2017

01-03-2017 | Case Report

A Case of Ruptured Adult Embryonal Sarcoma of the Liver with Excellent Outcome After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

Authors: Saurabh Zanwar, Mahesh Goel, Shraddha Patkar, Anant Ramaswamy, Nitin Shetty, Mukta Ramadwar, Vikas Ostwal

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer | Issue 1/2017

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Embryonal sarcoma of liver in adults is a rare entity with isolated case reports contributing to majority of the existing literature [1]. There are no specific guidelines for managing such tumours especially ones presenting in an advanced or inoperable stage. Here, we present one such case of ruptured adult embryonal sarcoma of liver. …
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Metadata
Title
A Case of Ruptured Adult Embryonal Sarcoma of the Liver with Excellent Outcome After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
Authors
Saurabh Zanwar
Mahesh Goel
Shraddha Patkar
Anant Ramaswamy
Nitin Shetty
Mukta Ramadwar
Vikas Ostwal
Publication date
01-03-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 1941-6628
Electronic ISSN: 1941-6636
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-016-9877-6

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