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World J Clin Cases. Apr 26, 2020; 8(8): 1495-1501
Published online Apr 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i8.1495
Published online Apr 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i8.1495
Rare anaplastic sarcoma of the kidney: A case report
Jsun-Liang Kao, Chih-Chung Shiao, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Camillian Saint Mary’s Hospital Luodong, Yilan 26546, Taiwan
Swei-Hsiung Tsung, Department of Pathology, Camillian Saint Mary’s Hospital Luodong, Yilan 26546, Taiwan
Chih-Chung Shiao, Saint Mary’s Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Yilan 26546, Taiwan
Author contributions: Kao JL and Shiao CC gathered the information of the patients, wrote the manuscript and approved the manuscript; Tsung SH performed the pathological interpretation, wrote the manuscript, revised the manuscript and approved the manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Chih-Chung Shiao, MD, Associate Professor, Deputy superintendent, Camillian Saint Mary’s Hospital Luodong, No. 160 Chong-Cheng South Road, Loudong, Yilan 26546, Taiwan. chungyy2001@smc.edu.tw
Received: January 23, 2020
Peer-review started: January 23, 2020
First decision: February 26, 2020
Revised: March 29, 2020
Accepted: April 17, 2020
Article in press: April 17, 2020
Published online: April 26, 2020
Processing time: 78 Days and 20.8 Hours
Peer-review started: January 23, 2020
First decision: February 26, 2020
Revised: March 29, 2020
Accepted: April 17, 2020
Article in press: April 17, 2020
Published online: April 26, 2020
Processing time: 78 Days and 20.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: The current case report points out the crucial features to differentiate the rare tumor, anaplastic sarcoma of the kidney (ASK), from other renal malignancies. Besides, the authors summarized the demographic, clinical, and prognostic information of the 28 ASK cases reported in the literature. Based on the lethal outcome in a 5-year old patient and two patients with stage 1 of the disease at presentation, we suggest that all patients with ASK should receive radical nephrectomy, en bloc resection of adjacent organs, chemotherapy, and long-term close follow-up. Further experience is essential to modify this approach in the future.