title: Right foot congenital infantile fibrosarcoma treated only with chemotherapy.
abstract: Congenital infantile fibrosarcoma (CIF) is a rare tumor in childhood. The 5-year survival rate for CIFs is high and has been reported between 84% and 93%, but limb-amputation/disarticulation is still a major problem. We report the case of a male newborn with a mass in his right foot. X-ray and MRI revealed a mass destroying all tarsal, metatarsal, and phalangeal bones. The patient was treated only with VAC chemotherapy and is able to walk normally.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Oncology, Institute of Oncology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. hdemir@hacettepe.edu.tr
authors.forename: Haci Ahmet
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.forename: Canan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Akyüz
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varan
authors.forename: Fatma Bilge
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Ergen
authors.forename: Münevver
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Büyükpamukçu
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003609:Dactinomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005528:Foot / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014750:Vincristine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D003609:Dactinomycin; D014750:Vincristine; D003520:Cyclophosphamide