Imaging characteristics of infantile fibrosarcoma

Eleti, Sudhakar; Meshaka, Riwa; McHugh, Kieran; Sebire, Neil J.; Tahir, N.

doi:10.1016/j.crad.2022.03.023

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“…At diagnosis, 10% of patients present with metastasis [ 10 ]. The imaging findings amongst infantile fibrosarcoma patients are not specific [ 14 , 15 ]. Urogenital rhabdomyosarcoma also appears as a hypoechoic mass on an ultrasound [ 16 , 17 ]; therefore, our case was misdiagnosed as rhabdomyosarcoma.…”

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Infantile fibrosarcoma of the perineum with dorsal metastasis in a neonate: a case report original

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Background Infantile fibrosarcoma is a rare pediatric soft tissue tumor and usually appears in children before one year of age. Distal extremities constitute the most frequently affected locations, and other tissues such as the trunk, head and neck, gut, sacrococcygeal region, and viscera are uncommon sites. Case presentation We describe a rare case of infantile fibrosarcoma arising from the perineum. First, a cystic mass was detected using prenatal ultrasonography, and then an echo was changed in serial ultrasound examinations. A solid cystic lesion was found at term; a hypoechoic lesion occurred in the back. The tumor became so large that massive bleeding occurred, which then underwent surgical resection. Pathological examination confirmed infantile fibrosarcoma. Conclusion Our report demonstrates not all ultrasonographic findings in cases of infantile fibrosarcoma exhibit a solid mass during the initial examination — an early-stage lesion may reveal a cystic echo. Infantile fibrosarcoma has a good prognosis and surgery constitute the main treatment, with adjuvant chemotherapy being received if necessary.

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