Pulmonary carcinosarcoma showing an obvious response to pazopanib: a case report

Pulmonary carcinosarcoma showing an obvious response to pazopanib: a case report

Abstract Background Pulmonary carcinosarcoma (PCS) is a rare primary lung malignancy and has a poor prognosis among lung tumor histological subtypes. However, an appropriate treatment strategy has not been developed for unresectable PCS. Case presentation A 65-year-old man who was diagnosed with PCS...

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Main Authors: Azusa Tanimoto, Shinji Takeuchi, Hiroshi Kotani, Kaname Yamashita, Tadaaki Yamada, Koushiro Ohtsubo, Hiromichi Ebi, Hiroko Ikeda, Seiji Yano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Pulmonary carcinosarcoma
Pazopanib
Thrombocytopenia
VEGFR
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-018-0757-7

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