title: Fibromyxoid sarcoma in a 4-year-old boy: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: The authors report on the case of a low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma (LGFMS) with giant rosettes in a 4-year-old boy. The tumor arose in the paravertebral region and had infiltrated the vertebral canal between L2 and S1. A review of the literature indicates that this is one of the youngest patients diagnosed with a tumor of this type, and spinal involvement had never been reported with LGFMS.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Pediatrics, Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli", Roma, Italy. chirurgia.pediatrica@rm.unicatt.it
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rando
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Buonuomo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: D'Urzo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vecchio
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caldarelli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pintus
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D020335:Paraparesis / Q000209:etiology; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D013115:Spinal Canal; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*