Epithelioid Sarcoma in a Young Child: A Case Report and Literature Review

Epithelioid sarcoma is a rare, high-grade malignant soft tissue tumor that is often misdiagnosed. Classified as a mesenchymal malignancy, it exhibits both mesenchymal and epithelial markers. Occurrence in children under age 10 is extremely rare. This report describes the clinical course and manageme...

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Autores principales: Talbet, Joseph Hany, McGrath, Jennifer L., Manrique, Monica, Mantilla-Rivas, Esperanza, Meany, Holly J., Oh, Albert K., Rogers, Gary F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2021
Materias:
Pediatric/Craniofacial
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7929078/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33680643
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003377
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Sumario:Epithelioid sarcoma is a rare, high-grade malignant soft tissue tumor that is often misdiagnosed. Classified as a mesenchymal malignancy, it exhibits both mesenchymal and epithelial markers. Occurrence in children under age 10 is extremely rare. This report describes the clinical course and management of a 5-year-old girl who presented with epithelioid sarcoma in the distal extremity. The lesion was initially misdiagnosed and treated for over a year as a common wart.

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