TITLE:
Looking for a Rarity: Histiocytic Sarcoma
AUTHORS:
Joana de Castro Rocha, Isabel Paiva, Ana Rita Cruz
KEYWORDS:
Histiocytic Sarcoma, Rarity, Aggressive Malignancy, Lymphadenopathy
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Cancer Therapy,
Vol.7 No.2,
February
22,
2016
ABSTRACT: Histiocytic sarcoma is an extremely rare and very aggressive malignancy,
with poor prognosis. The cases described in the literature are few and the
treatment is not currently considered consensual. The clinical presentation is
very variable. Its characterization is made based primarily on the histology.
The authors present a case of an 82-year-old woman, with multiple adenopatic retroperitoneal and left iliac conglomerates,
with left leg associated edema (extrinsic compression by conglomerates). After
intensive study and approach ganglion biopsy, the histologic diagnosis revealed
a histiocytic sarcoma.