title: High-grade infiltrative myxofibrosarcoma in the forearm presenting as acute carpal tunnel syndrome.
abstract: Myxofibrosarcoma is one of the most common sarcomas in the extremities of elderly people and is characterized by a high frequency of local recurrence. We report a rare case of high-grade myxofibrosarcoma involving the forearm and presenting as acute carpal tunnel syndrome where absence of a discrete mass lesion and diffuse infiltrative nature precluded early recognition of tumor. To our knowledge, such a presentation with an extreme infiltrative growth pattern in the forearm has not been reported before.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, United Kingdom. drbatrasameer@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Sameer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Batra
authors.forename: Meenakshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Batra
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sakamuri
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kanvinde
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005542:Forearm / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D051677:Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery