Successful liver transplantation for non-resectable desmoplastic nested spindle cell tumor complicated by Cushing's syndrome

• Published in: Pediatric transplantation Vol. 21; no. 6
• Main Authors: Tehseen, Sarah, Rapkin, Louis, Schemankewitz, Erwin, Magliocca, Joseph F, Romero, Rene
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: 01.09.2017

Desmoplastic spindle cell tumors of liver are rare tumors of low malignant potential characterized by well-demarcated nests of spindle and epithelioid cells in a dense desmoplastic stroma. While surgery remains the definitive treatment, there have been reports of tumor recurrence locally and metasta...