Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor Treatment Depends On the Histological Analysis of Biopsies
Desmoplastic small round cell tumor treatment usually involves a combination of treatments, such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Desmoplastic small round cell tumor is one of several types of epithelial ovarian cancer. It is the earliest type of tumor that most women will have in their lives and it tends to develop very slowly. It is a malignant tumor that grows on the surface of an ovary. This means that there is no room for the tumor to grow into an infection or spread to other parts of the body or even to the lungs. Desmoplastic small round cell tumor treatment options are often limited by your own symptoms or outlook for treatment.
Desmoplastic small round cell tumors are often resistant to the usual treatment options. Sometimes surgery is needed to remove the largest cells first. However, this is rarely necessary as most of these cancers have already spread to other areas of the body. Desmoplastic small round cell tumor treatment can involve anything from chemotherapy to radiation to surgical removal. The surgeon is likely to discuss these options with the patient before beginning any treatment, which will be fully explained by him or her.
The main aim of any form of desmoplastic small round cell tumor treatment, such as surgery, is to remove the lump or tumor that is causing you pain. Often this means that the affected area is cut open so that a local anesthetic can be used. An incision is made along the natural boundary of the ovary and the surrounding tissue is then removed. If the ovary lies close to the surface of the womb then this is bound to be inflamed. This makes desmoplastic small round cell tumor surgery more effective as it helps to remove the inflamed tissue. Those who have just been diagnosed with desmoplastic small round cell tumors will be offered a choice of two things; either a general or local anesthetic depending upon how much pain you feel. However, there is also a risk of bleeding so an anesthetist will be needed on board.
Management of desmoplastic small round cell tumor remains challenging and current schemes lack a significant cure rate despite the use of aggressive desmoplastic small round cell tumor treatments such as whole abdominal radiation, debulking surgery, and polychemotherapy. Methods, such as addition of targeted therapies and chemotherapy to standard neoadjuvant protocol, completion of surgical resection with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, postoperative intensity-modulated radiation therapy, treatment of hepatic metastases with Yttrium microsphere liver embolization, are being evaluated to improve survival.
The common symptoms of desmoplastic small round cell tumor includes feeling of fullness, increase in abdominal mass, and gastrointestinal obstruction (constipation). The desmoplastic small round cell tumor spreads locally on the linings of the abdomen and to the lymph nodes. It is also found to spread into the liver, bones, and lungs aggressively. However, due to the rarity of desmoplastic small round cell tumor, limited data are available regarding the impact of various treatment modalities on survival.
