Congenital infantile fibrosarcoma: a masquerader of ulcerated hemangioma.
Congenital infantile fibrosarcoma, a rare malignant tumor of childhood, may present as a highly vascularized mass that is clinically difficult to distinguish from a hemangioma. When ulcerated, significant hemorrhage, anemia, and thrombocytopenia may occur in children with these lesions. This report describes three infants with ulcerated congenital infantile fibrosarcomas of the hand. As appropriate medical and surgical management hinges on timely and appropriate diagnosis, we review the clinical manifestations of these lesions.
Yan
Albert C
AC
Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. yana@email.chop.edu
Chamlin
Sarah L
SL
Liang
Marilyn G
MG
Hoffman
Benjamin
B
Attiyeh
Edward F
EF
Chang
Benjamin
B
Honig
Paul J
PJ
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006225:Hand; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016896:Treatment Outcome