Fatal Course of Abdominal Neonatal Intestinal Fibrosarcoma

European J Pediatr Surg Rep 2019; 07: e16-e19 DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1692154Infantile fibrosarcoma (IFS) is a rare nonrhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue tumor and accounts for less than 1% of childhood cancers. Forty per cent are present at birth and only 10% of IFS occurs in the abdomen. Our case of neonatal fibrosarcoma presented as a distal small bowel stenosis complicated with meconium peritonitis. The diagnosis was by histology of the surgical resection. The diagnosis of IFS is challenging as there are no specific features of IFS on imaging. Any unexpected solid lesion should raise the suspicion of complicated bowel tumoral lesion. If a neoplastic lesion is suspected extensive, surgery may be postponed until the final diagnosis is made. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  open access Full text

Source: European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports - June 8, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Boutillier, B éatrice Cardoen, Liesbeth Alison, Marianne Berrebi, Dominique Rosenblatt, Jonathan Virlouvet, Anne-Laure Michon, Jean Soud ée, Sophie Bonnard, Arnaud Tags: Case Report Source Type: research