Desmoplastic small round cell tumour: characteristics and prognostic factors of 41 patients and review of the literature

Conclusions DSRCT is a rare but often fatal disease that mainly affects younger male patients. Those with intra-abdominal DSRCT have a poorer prognosis, although surgical resection for localised disease and radiotherapy in the metastatic setting are associated with improved survival. A patient’s age, gender and size of presenting tumour do not have prognostic significance.
Source: Clinical Sarcoma Research - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research