[Infantile fibrosarcoma: a clinicopathological and molecular study of five cases]

Ann Pathol. 2001 Oct;21(5):387-92.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We report 5 cases of infantile fibrosarcoma (4 boys and 1 girl) whose average age was 5, 7 months (range 0 days to 14 months). The tumor was congenital in 4 cases. All tumors presented in the extremities (forearm, hand, thigh: 1 case, lower leg: 2 cases). Treatment was based on surgery (3 cases: amputation, 2 cases: local excision) with a favorable course in all cases, even those with marginal excision (follow-up ranging from 5 to 21 years). The lesions were characterized by dense monotonous cells growing in a fascicular pattern, with small necrotic areas and scattered lymphocytes. The mitotic index was high (average 8/10 high-power fields). ETV6-NK3 chimeric RNA was detected by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction in two cases out four cases from paraffin-embedded tissue blocks. The infantile fibrosarcoma is a good prognosis tumor characterized by particular histological features and ETV6-NK3 gene fusion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Fibrosarcoma / genetics*
  • Fibrosarcoma / pathology*
  • Fibrosarcoma / surgery
  • Forearm
  • Hand
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Leg
  • Male
  • Prognosis