94% of researchers rate our articles as excellent or good
Learn more about the work of our research integrity team to safeguard the quality of each article we publish.
Find out more
CASE REPORT article
Front. Surg.
Sec. Surgical Oncology
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2025.1481264
A case report: Diagnosis and treatment of an undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver
Provisionally accepted- 1 Yuhuan Second People’s Hospital, Yuhuan, China
- 2 Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
Undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver (UESL) is an exceedingly rare primary malignant tumor, predominantly affecting children and, to a lesser extent, adults. In adult patients, UESL constitutes a mere 7% of all liver sarcomas. This case report details an instance of hepatic embryonal sarcoma in a 33-year-old female patient who had no significant prior medical history and presented with complaints of abdominal pain. She was hospitalized for surgical intervention. Diagnostic imaging, including CT and MRI scans, disclosed a substantial cystic mass located in the right lobe of the liver. A lumpectomy was performed, and subsequent pathological and histological examinations confirmed the diagnosis of undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma. Following surgery, the patient received adjuvant chemotherapy. We are pleased to report that she has remained in complete and sustained remission for the past three years.
Keywords: Undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver, Hepatic sarcoma, neoplasm of the liver, surgery of the liver, case report UESL:Undifferentiated Embryonal Sarcoma of the Liver CT: computed tomography MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging CD:Cluster of Differentiation DOG-1: Discovered on Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor-1
Received: 15 Aug 2024; Accepted: 19 Mar 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 chou, zhang and sun. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
fan sun, Yuhuan Second People’s Hospital, Yuhuan, China
Disclaimer: All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.