Rare Tumors (Jan 2012)

Rare non-Wilms' tumors in children

  • Maria Kourti,
  • Emmanouel Hatzipantelis,
  • Thomas Zaramboukas,
  • Athanassios Tragiannides,
  • Georgios Petrakis,
  • Fani Athanassiadou-Piperopoulou

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4081/rt.2012.e6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. e6 – e6

Abstract

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We report our institutional experience of the management of 2 cases of rare non-Wilms’ tumors; a rhabdoid tumor in a 17-month old boy and a clear cell sarcoma in a 5-year old girl. The two patients were treated with ifosfamide/ carboplatin/etoposide (ICE) alternating with vincristine/doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide (VDC) and cyclophosphamide/etoposide (CE) alternating with vincristine/doxorubicin/ cyclophosphamide (VDC) and radiotherapy, respectively. Both patients showed full response with no significant adverse events. At 2-year follow up, they are disease and relapse free. Although contemporary treatment regimens are very promising, multicenter collaborative studies are needed in order to define a standard treatment for non-Wilms’ tumors.

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