Case Report

Lung Metastasis from Perineal Leiomyosarcoma: A Case Report and a Review of the Japanese Literature

Table 2

Lung metastases from a leiomyosarcoma treated by chemotherapy alone over the last 10 years in Japan (2001–2011).

 SexAgePrimary lesionChemotherapyPrognosis (after diagnosis of the lung metastasis)Reference

1Male77Mesocolon transversumDoxorubicin + ifosfamideUnknown[8]
2Female39UterusCyVADIC-etoposideOne year and one month[9]
3Female41Urinary bladderDacarbazine + adriamycin + vincristine + cyclophosphamideOne year and three months[10]
4Female55UterusCisplatin + docetaxel→irinotecanTwo years and three months[11]
5Female48UterusIA→CPT-11→docetaxel + gemcitabineEight months[12]
6Female48UterusCAP→IAPTwo years and five months[13]
7Female68RetroperitoneumCyVADIC→MAIDTen months[14]
8Female71UterusDocetaxel + gemcitabineTwo months[15]
9Female49UterusHEEp-DTICOne year and three months[16]
10Female67Left adrenal glandCisplatin + epirubicin + ifosfamideOne year and seven months[17]
11Female54UterusCyVADIC-etoposide→IAPEleven months[18]
12Male44Spermatic cordCyVADICFive months[19]

CyVADIC: cyclophosphamide + vincristine + adriamycin + dacarbazine. IA: ifosfamide + adriamycin. CAP: cyclophosphamide + adriamycin + cisplatin. IAP: ifosfamide + adriamycin + cisplatin. MAID: ifosfamide + adriamycin. HEEp-DITC: hydroxycarbamide + epirubicin + etoposide + dacarbazine.
fatal case.