Cargando…

Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma: a case report and review of the literature

Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma (LGFMS) is a distinctive variant of fibrosarcoma with a high metastasizing potential and sometimes long interval between tumour presentation and metastasis. We present the case of a 50-year-old male who developed a large mass in the posterior aspect of his lower left th...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Arnaoutoglou, Christina, Lykissas, Marios G, Gelalis, Ioannis D, Batistatou, Anna, Goussia, Anna, Doukas, Michalis, Xenakis, Theodoros A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2920234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20670445
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-799X-5-49
_version_ 1782185253067030528
author Arnaoutoglou, Christina
Lykissas, Marios G
Gelalis, Ioannis D
Batistatou, Anna
Goussia, Anna
Doukas, Michalis
Xenakis, Theodoros A
author_facet Arnaoutoglou, Christina
Lykissas, Marios G
Gelalis, Ioannis D
Batistatou, Anna
Goussia, Anna
Doukas, Michalis
Xenakis, Theodoros A
author_sort Arnaoutoglou, Christina
collection PubMed
description Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma (LGFMS) is a distinctive variant of fibrosarcoma with a high metastasizing potential and sometimes long interval between tumour presentation and metastasis. We present the case of a 50-year-old male who developed a large mass in the posterior aspect of his lower left thigh. The tumor was excised with preservation of the neurovascular structures surrounded by the mass. The tumour measured 11 × 10 × 9 cm and on pathology evaluation was diagnosed as LGFMS. Due to the relative rarity of LGFMS, there is no dedicated protocol regarding follow-up recommendations. In order to early diagnose possible metastasis it is important to inform the patients about the longstanding metastatic potential of the disease.
format Text
id pubmed-2920234
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2010
publisher BioMed Central
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-29202342010-08-12 Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma: a case report and review of the literature Arnaoutoglou, Christina Lykissas, Marios G Gelalis, Ioannis D Batistatou, Anna Goussia, Anna Doukas, Michalis Xenakis, Theodoros A J Orthop Surg Res Case Report Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma (LGFMS) is a distinctive variant of fibrosarcoma with a high metastasizing potential and sometimes long interval between tumour presentation and metastasis. We present the case of a 50-year-old male who developed a large mass in the posterior aspect of his lower left thigh. The tumor was excised with preservation of the neurovascular structures surrounded by the mass. The tumour measured 11 × 10 × 9 cm and on pathology evaluation was diagnosed as LGFMS. Due to the relative rarity of LGFMS, there is no dedicated protocol regarding follow-up recommendations. In order to early diagnose possible metastasis it is important to inform the patients about the longstanding metastatic potential of the disease. BioMed Central 2010-07-29 /pmc/articles/PMC2920234/ /pubmed/20670445 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-799X-5-49 Text en Copyright ©2010 Arnaoutoglou et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle Case Report
Arnaoutoglou, Christina
Lykissas, Marios G
Gelalis, Ioannis D
Batistatou, Anna
Goussia, Anna
Doukas, Michalis
Xenakis, Theodoros A
Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma: a case report and review of the literature
title Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma: a case report and review of the literature
title_full Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma: a case report and review of the literature
title_fullStr Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma: a case report and review of the literature
title_full_unstemmed Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma: a case report and review of the literature
title_short Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma: a case report and review of the literature
title_sort low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma: a case report and review of the literature
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2920234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20670445
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-799X-5-49
work_keys_str_mv AT arnaoutoglouchristina lowgradefibromyxoidsarcomaacasereportandreviewoftheliterature
AT lykissasmariosg lowgradefibromyxoidsarcomaacasereportandreviewoftheliterature
AT gelalisioannisd lowgradefibromyxoidsarcomaacasereportandreviewoftheliterature
AT batistatouanna lowgradefibromyxoidsarcomaacasereportandreviewoftheliterature
AT goussiaanna lowgradefibromyxoidsarcomaacasereportandreviewoftheliterature
AT doukasmichalis lowgradefibromyxoidsarcomaacasereportandreviewoftheliterature
AT xenakistheodorosa lowgradefibromyxoidsarcomaacasereportandreviewoftheliterature