Transformation of a primitive myxoid mesenchymal tumor of infancy to an undifferentiated sarcoma: a first reported case

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2015 Mar;37(2):e118-20. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000000107.

Abstract

An 8-month-old girl underwent surgical resection of a cervical mass with histologic diagnosis of a primitive myxoid mesenchymal tumor of infancy (PMMTI). More than 5 years after the initial surgical intervention, the tumor recurred locally, with numerous distant metastases. The histologic morphology of this tumor was compatible with a diagnosis of an undifferentiated high-grade sarcoma. PMMTI is a recently described poorly differentiated fibroblastic soft-tissue tumor of infancy, of at least borderline biological behavior, characterized by local recurrence and a potential to metastasize. We present here the first case of a transformation of a PMMTI into an undifferentiated high-grade sarcoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Cell Differentiation*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Mesenchymoma / drug therapy
  • Mesenchymoma / pathology*
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / drug therapy
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology*
  • Prognosis
  • Sarcoma / drug therapy
  • Sarcoma / secondary*
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / pathology*