BACKGROUND Cardiac tumors are rare and complex *** represents the cornerstone of therapy,while the role of adjuvant treatment remains unclear and,in case of relapse or metastatic disease,the prognosis is very *** of p...
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BACKGROUND Cardiac tumors are rare and complex *** represents the cornerstone of therapy,while the role of adjuvant treatment remains unclear and,in case of relapse or metastatic disease,the prognosis is very *** of prospective,randomized clinical trials hinders the generation of high level evidence for the optimal diagnostic workup and multimodal treatment of cardiac ***,we describe the multidisciplinary clinical management and molecular characterization of a rare case of cardiac myxofibrosarcoma in an elderly *** SUMMARY A 73-year-old woman presented signs and symptoms of acute left-sided heart *** examination revealed a large,left atrial *** suspicion of a myxoma,she underwent surgery,and symptoms were promptly *** showed a cardiac myxofibrosarcoma,a rare histotype of cardiac *** months later,disease unfortunately relapsed,and after a multidisciplinary discussion,a chemotherapy with doxorubicin and then gemcitabine was started,achieving partial radiologic and complete metabolic response,which was maintained up to 2 years and is still *** report is focused on the entire clinical path of our patient from diagnosis to follow-up,through surgery and strategies adopted at ***,due to their rarity,very little is known about the molecular landscape of ***,we also performed and described preliminary genome analysis of the tumor tissue to get further insight on mechanisms involved in tumor growth,and to possibly unveil new clinically actionable *** We report a case of cardiac myxofibrosarcoma that achieved a very good prognosis due to an integrated surgical,cardiac and oncologic treatment strategy.
Alcoholic liver disease encompasses a broad spectrum of diseases ranging from steatosis steatohepatitis, fibrosis, and cirrhosis to hepatocellular carcinoma. Forty-four per cent of all deaths from cirrhosis are attrib...
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Alcoholic liver disease encompasses a broad spectrum of diseases ranging from steatosis steatohepatitis, fibrosis, and cirrhosis to hepatocellular carcinoma. Forty-four per cent of all deaths from cirrhosis are attributed to alcohol. Alcoholic liver disease is the second most common diagnosis among patients undergoing liver transplantation (LT). The vast majority of transplant programmes (85%) require 6 mo of abstinence prior to transplantation; commonly referred to as the “6-mo rule”. Both in the case of progressive end-stage liver disease (ESLD) and in the case of severe acute alcoholic hepatitis (AAH), not responding to medical therapy, there is a lack of evidence to support a 6-mo sobriety period. It is necessary to identify other risk factors that could be associated with the resumption of alcohol drinking. The “Group of Italian Regions” suggests that: in a case of ESLD with model for end-stage liver disease < 19 a 6-mo abstinence period is required; in a case of ESLD, a 3-mo sober period before LT may be more ideal than a 6-mo period, in selected patients; and in a case of severe AAH, not responding to medical therapies (up to 70% of patients die within 6 mo), LT is mandatory, even without achieving abstinence. The multidisciplinary transplant team must include an addiction specialist/hepato-alcohologist. Patients have to participate in self-help groups.
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