title: A giant congenital fibrosarcoma of the leg.
abstract: Congenital fibrosarcoma is a rare, malignant, soft-tissue tumor in infants and the pediatric age group. The clinical behavior of congenital fibrosarcoma is more favorable, and metastatic spread is rare, but local recurrence is a common problem. The patient was a 1-year-old girl at the time of operation, and there was a giant mass in the posterior region of the right leg. A wide surgical excision was performed and histological findings showed the diagnosis of congenital fibrosarcoma. After one and a half years, femoral supracondylar amputation was performed because of the recurrence of the local tumor.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harran University Sanliurfa, Turkey. erturkc@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Cemil
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ertürk
authors.forename: Raci
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yarmpapuç
authors.forename: Mehmet Akif
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Altay
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Büyükbebeci
authors.forename: Mehmet Coşkun
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Ozsaraç
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007866:Leg; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome