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PROXIMAL-TYPE EPITHELIOID SARCOMAS: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF 31 PATIENTS Piovesan C, Dileo P, Puma E, Marrari A, Bertulli R, Fiore M, Olmi P, Gronchi A, Casali PG. Enzinger FM. Epitheloid sarcoma. A sarcoma simulating a granuloma or a carcinoma. Cancer 1970; 26: 1029-41.
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PROXIMAL-TYPE EPITHELIOID SARCOMAS:A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF 31 PATIENTS Piovesan C, Dileo P, Puma E, Marrari A, Bertulli R, Fiore M, Olmi P, Gronchi A, Casali PG
Enzinger FM. Epitheloid sarcoma. A sarcoma simulating a granuloma or a carcinoma. Cancer 1970; 26: 1029-41
Epithelioid sarcoma classic-type proximal-type
36 pts 70 pts Am J Clin Pathol 2009;131:222
Patients No. 31 M:F 14:17 Age 37 (19-71) yrs Size 10 (1-27) cm Metastatic d’emblée2 Site Urogenital & inguino-perineal 65% Limbs 23% (distal: 3 pts) Thoracicwall 6% Head & neck 6%
Surgery Wide excision 13 Amputation 3 Marginalexcision+ re-excision 8 Marginalexcision relapse re-excision 3 Intralesionalexcision 2 No surgery 2
Local recurrences No. pts 13 Mediantimefromsurgery 4 mos (1-48) Surgery13 +RT4 +CT2 Furtherrecurrences 5 (x 2-14)
Metastases Lymph nodes 9
Metastases Lymph nodes 9 Lungs 12 Bone 3 Liver 2 Soft tissues and peritoneum 1 median time to metastases = 4.5 mos
DFS urogenital & inguino-perineal 20 pts limb, head&neck, thoracic wall 11 pts
RT (16 pts) Adjuv CT (13 pts)
EpiADM + IFX 8 pts 6 = PR 3 = surgically NED 3 = <3 mos
0 EI x 4 W Alive @30 mos EI x 2 + RT
Rare subgroup within a rare subtype Young adults Urogenital & inguino-perineal region affected, followed by limbs and other sites High local recurrence rate Regional lymph nodes affected High metastatic potential & poor prognosis Possibly frequent, but often transient responses to chemotherapy Role of adjuvant treatments uncertain, but multimodal approaches may be rewarding in selected cases In brief…