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Pediatric Metastatic Odontogenic Ghost Cell Carcinoma: A Multimodal Treatment Approach

Odontogenic ghost cell carcinoma (OGCC) is a rare and aggressive tumor wherein optimal treatment remains uncertain. We report the first pediatric metastatic OGCC case treated with multimodal therapy: surgery, adjuvant chemoradiation, and adjuvant immunotherapy. Adjuvant therapy was utilized due to l...

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Autores principales: Ahmed, Safia K., Watanabe, Masayo, deMello, Daphne E., Daniels, Thomas B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4508645/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26266014
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/rt.2015.5855
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Sumario:Odontogenic ghost cell carcinoma (OGCC) is a rare and aggressive tumor wherein optimal treatment remains uncertain. We report the first pediatric metastatic OGCC case treated with multimodal therapy: surgery, adjuvant chemoradiation, and adjuvant immunotherapy. Adjuvant therapy was utilized due to locally advanced disease with pathologic features indicative of high recurrence risk. This multimodal approach was modeled after management of primary head and neck cancer, where adjuvant chemoradiation and immunotherapy are associated with improved outcomes. Our patient is alive and disease free at 14 months indicating a potentially positive role for multimodal therapy in the management of OGCC.