Hypereosinophilic syndrome: successful allogeneic bone marrow transplantation

A patient with well-documented hypereosinophilic syndrome who underwent successful allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) is reported. This therapeutic modality should be considered in patients who fail standard therapy. End-organ damage may be reversible to some extent, and should not exclude patients from consideration of BMT.

Embryonal sarcoma of the liver in an adult treated with preoperative chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and hepatic lobectomy

A rare case of embryonal sarcoma of the liver in a 28-year-old man is reported. The patient was treated preoperatively with a combination of chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Complete surgical resection, 4.5 months after diagnosis, consisted of a left hepatic lobectomy. No viable tumor was found in the operative specimen. The patient was disease-free 20 months postoperatively.