A very large, rapidly developing, congenital giant cell fibroblastoma in a 5‐month old infant

ABSTRACT Giant cell fibroblastoma is an uncommon soft tissue neoplasm that occurs in childhood. It seems to be the juvenile form of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, which is seen less frequently in children. Only one congenital case has been reported previously. In this report, we present a 5‐month‐...

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Published in:Journal of dermatology 2006-03, Vol.33 (3), p.182-186
Main Authors: ALIAĞAOĞLU, Cihangir, BAKAN, Vedat, ATASOY, Mustafa, ŞAHIN, Önder, TOKER, Serdar, ALBAYRAK, Mevlüt
Format: Article
Language:English
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Dermatofibrosarcoma - congenital
Dermatofibrosarcoma - pathology
Dermatofibrosarcoma - surgery
Female
giant cell fibroblastoma
Giant Cells
giant mass
Humans
Infant
Skin Neoplasms - congenital
Skin Neoplasms - pathology
Skin Neoplasms - surgery
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Summary:ABSTRACT Giant cell fibroblastoma is an uncommon soft tissue neoplasm that occurs in childhood. It seems to be the juvenile form of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, which is seen less frequently in children. Only one congenital case has been reported previously. In this report, we present a 5‐month‐old girl with a rapidly and atypically growing mass located on the upper part of the right scapula. We think that our case is very interesting, because no similarly large lesion (12 cm × 10 cm × 8 cm) related to giant cell fibroblastoma has been previously reported in the published work.
ISSN:0385-2407
1346-8138
DOI:10.1111/j.1346-8138.2006.00042.x