Liposarcoma is a soft tissue tumor usually observed in adults. Although occasional cases have been reported in childhood, it is virtually unknown in infants and small children. Our experience documents a case of liposarcoma in a 6-year-old girl, an extremely rare occurrence in this age-group. The patient underwent wide local excision followed by chemotherapy. Histologically, the tumor was a myxoid type. Differential diagnosis and problems concerning prognosis and therapy of this tumor in children are discussed.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
BéginL.R., ClementP.B., KirkM.E., JothyS., McCaugheyW.T., FerenczyA.: Aggressive angiomyxoma of pelvic soft parts.A clinicopathologic study of nine cases. Hum. Pathol., 16: 621–628, 1985.
2.
BolenJ.W., ThorningD.: Benign lipoblastoma and myxoid liposarcoma.A comparative light- and electron microscopic study. Am. J. Surg. Pathol., 4: 163–174, 1980.
3.
CastelberryR.P., KellyD.R., WilsonE.R., CainW.S., SalterM.R.: Childhood liposarcoma.Report of a case and review of the literature. Cancer, 54: 579–584, 1984.
ShmooklerB.M., EnzingerF.M., WeissS.W.: Giant cell fibroblastoma.A juvenile form of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. Cancer, 64: 2154–2161, 1989.
12.
SteeperT.A., RosaiJ.: Aggressive angiomyxoma of the female pelvis and perineum.Report of nine cases of a distinctive type of gynecologic soft tissue neoplasm. Am. J. Surg. Pathol., 7: 463–475, 1983.
