Primary colonic congenital infantile fibrosarcoma presenting as meconium peritonitis.
Congenital infantile fibrosarcoma is a rare soft tissue malignancy that occurs in both axial and extremity locations. We report a case of this tumor arising from the left colon in a newborn presenting with an intrauterine perforation and meconium peritonitis.
Islam
Saleem
S
The University of Michigan, CS Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. islamsa@surgery.ufl.edu
Soldes
Oliver S
OS
Ruiz
Robert
R
Geiger
James D
JD
D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D008470:Meconium; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery