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A newborn with infantile fibrosarcoma of foot: treatment with chemotherapy and extremity-sparing surgery

Journal of Perinatology volume 30, pages 63–65 (2010)Cite this article

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Infantile fibrosarcoma represents less than 1% of all childhood cancers, but it is the most common soft-tissue sarcoma in those under 1 year of age. We report an infant with congenital infantile fibrosarcoma diagnosed as hemangiopericytoma. He was treated with chemotherapy and extremity-sparing surgery. Amputation was avoided.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Oncology, Institute of Oncology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

    C Akyüz & M Büyükpamukçu

  2. Department of Pediatric Oncology, Ankara Oncology Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    N Sari

  3. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kirikkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey

    İ Vargel

  4. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

    G Gedikoglu

  5. Department of Radiology,

    M Haliloglu

  6. , Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

    M Haliloglu

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Akyüz, C., Sari, N., Vargel, İ. et al. A newborn with infantile fibrosarcoma of foot: treatment with chemotherapy and extremity-sparing surgery. J Perinatol 30, 63–65 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/jp.2009.92

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