UNDIFFERENTIATED HIGH-GRADE PLEOMORPHIC SARCOMA OF THE PELVIS: CASE REPORT.
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High-grade spindle cell sarcomas are heterogenous group of tumours comprising of rare undifferentiated pleomorphic cancers. Malignant fibrous histiocytoma as a distinct entity is now considered controversial. Most of these tumors comprise of either a variable storiform and/or undifferentiated pleomorphic phenotype or one of four rarer additional types: myxoid, giant cell, inflammatory, and angiomatoid. We present an unusual case of a 55-year-old woman with complaints of lower abdominal pain. Pelvic imaging revealed heterogeneously enhancing right hemipelvic mass of size 12x7x8cm eroding the superior and inferior pubic rami, right acetabulum and right ischium. Ultrasound guided FNAC showed the features of high-grade undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma. Imaging of the thorax revealed lung metastasis. Patient was planned for palliative radiotherapy to pelvis in view of severe pain. In this report, we have described the clinical and pathological characteristics of this rare tumor. We have also discussed the various treatment options offered.
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[Abhishek Raghava KS and Parthasarathy V. (2017); UNDIFFERENTIATED HIGH-GRADE PLEOMORPHIC SARCOMA OF THE PELVIS: CASE REPORT. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Jun). 1659-1663] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
