Myxoid liposarcoma in a 12-year-old girl

Authors
Vocks, E Worret, WI Burgdorf, WHC
Citation
E. Vocks et al., Myxoid liposarcoma in a 12-year-old girl, PEDIAT DERM, 17(2), 2000, pp. 129-132
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY
ISSN journal
07368046 → ACNP
Volume
17
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
129 - 132
Database
ISI
SICI code
0736-8046(200003/04)17:2<129:MLIA1G>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
A 12-year-old girl developed a myxoid liposarcoma on the inner side of her right thigh. Liposarcomas are extremely rare at this age compared to benign lipoblastomas, which are the most frequent tumors of fatty tissue in child hood. The prognosis of myxoid liposarcoma is good, especially when, as in t his patient, the tumor is located in the subcutis where a large and deep ex cision is possible and often curative.