TY - JOUR
T1 - Successful chemotherapeutic treatment for metastatic littoral cell angioma
T2 - A case report
AU - Takayoshi, Kotoe
AU - Doi, Goro
AU - Tsuruta, Nobuhiro
AU - Yoshihiro, Tomoyasu
AU - Nio, Kenta
AU - Tsuchihashi, Kenji
AU - Ariyama, Hiroshi
AU - Odawara, Jun
AU - Shimoda, Shinji
AU - Kohashi, Kenichi
AU - Oda, Yoshinao
AU - Itoh, Shinji
AU - Harimoto, Norifumi
AU - Maehara, Yoshihiko
AU - Kusaba, Hitoshi
AU - Akashi, Koichi
AU - Baba, Eishi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2018 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
PY - 2018/4/1
Y1 - 2018/4/1
N2 - Rationale:Metastatic littoral cell angioma (LCA) is extremely rare. No standard therapeutic strategy has been established, and the impact of chemotherapy has not yet been evaluated.Patient concerns:A 61-year-old woman was admitted because of bicytopenia. She had a splenectomy for LCA of the spleen 10 years earlier. Bone marrow aspiration was normal, and a computed tomography (CT) scan showed hepatomegaly with multiple liver tumors. Diagnoses:Liver biopsy samples showed macrophage-like cell infiltration in the hepatic sinusoids. Metastatic LCA was diagnosed based on immunohistochemistry, imaging tests, and the clinical course.Interventions:Immunosuppressive agents, such as prednisolone and cyclosporine, were ineffective. Next, cytotoxic agents, such as etoposide, paclitaxel, and vincristine, were administered.Outcomes:Cytotoxic agents showed a prominent effect against LCA. CT showed improvement of the hepatomegaly, and fluoro-deoxyglucose (FDG) uptake decreased markedly at a follow-up FDG- positron emission tomography (PET) scan.Lessons:Chemotherapeutic treatment based on hemophagocytic syndrome or angiosarcoma might have anti-tumor activity against metastatic LCA. Analysis of the molecular characteristics of this tumor is needed to develop better treatment options.
AB - Rationale:Metastatic littoral cell angioma (LCA) is extremely rare. No standard therapeutic strategy has been established, and the impact of chemotherapy has not yet been evaluated.Patient concerns:A 61-year-old woman was admitted because of bicytopenia. She had a splenectomy for LCA of the spleen 10 years earlier. Bone marrow aspiration was normal, and a computed tomography (CT) scan showed hepatomegaly with multiple liver tumors. Diagnoses:Liver biopsy samples showed macrophage-like cell infiltration in the hepatic sinusoids. Metastatic LCA was diagnosed based on immunohistochemistry, imaging tests, and the clinical course.Interventions:Immunosuppressive agents, such as prednisolone and cyclosporine, were ineffective. Next, cytotoxic agents, such as etoposide, paclitaxel, and vincristine, were administered.Outcomes:Cytotoxic agents showed a prominent effect against LCA. CT showed improvement of the hepatomegaly, and fluoro-deoxyglucose (FDG) uptake decreased markedly at a follow-up FDG- positron emission tomography (PET) scan.Lessons:Chemotherapeutic treatment based on hemophagocytic syndrome or angiosarcoma might have anti-tumor activity against metastatic LCA. Analysis of the molecular characteristics of this tumor is needed to develop better treatment options.
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U2 - 10.1097/MD.0000000000010378
DO - 10.1097/MD.0000000000010378
M3 - Article
C2 - 29642193
AN - SCOPUS:85045693933
VL - 97
JO - Medicine; analytical reviews of general medicine, neurology, psychiatry, dermatology, and pediatries
JF - Medicine; analytical reviews of general medicine, neurology, psychiatry, dermatology, and pediatries
SN - 0025-7974
IS - 15
M1 - e0378
ER -