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Undifferentiated (embryonal) sarcoma is a rare malignant tumor of the liver. It typically presents in late childhood and its prognosis is poor. We experienced three cases of such a tumor during the period of 1976–1989; two of these patients are still alive without disease. Each case was independently treated with a combination of surgery and preand/or postoperative chemotherapy, which was found to be effective. In one surviving patient, cyclophosphamide and vincristine were found to be effective, while in the other a combination of cisplatin, Adriamycin (ADM), vincristine and cyclophosphamide was observed to induce a rapid reduction in the size of the recurrent tumor. Thus, an adequate combination of surgery and chemotherapy may improve the prognosis of this tumor.
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Kadomatsu, K., Nakagawara, A., Zaizen, Y. et al. Undifferentiated (embryonal) sarcoma of the liver: Report of three cases. Surg Today 22, 451–455 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00308797
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