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Case Report of a Pediatric Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma of the Cecum
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  • Kathleen Condon,
  • Desiree McCombs,
  • Jessica Roybal,
  • Raj Warrier,
  • Corey Falcon
Kathleen Condon
Tulane University School of Medicine

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Desiree McCombs
Ochsner Health UQ-Ochsner Clinical SchoolNew Orleans
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Jessica Roybal
Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans
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Raj Warrier
Ochsner Clinics
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Corey Falcon
Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans
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Abstract

Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) is a high grade neoplasm typically diagnosed in older adults and localized to the extremities or retroperitoneum. Poor response to therapy with high rates of recurrence confer this neoplasm a poor prognosis. This report of cecal UPS in a 12-year-old is rare due to the patient’s age and tumor location. Only two other cases of pediatric UPS located in the intestinal tract have been reported.