A report of a rare case of myxoinflammatory fibroblastic sarcoma

J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2010 Nov-Dec;100(6):497-501. doi: 10.7547/1000497.

Abstract

Myxoinflammatory fibroblastic sarcoma of the soft tissues is a rare low-grade tumor of uncertain origin that most often occurs on the extremities of adults. The tumor predominantly involves the subcutaneous tissues of the hands and feet. Despite being a rare neoplasm, owing to its varied histologic appearance, myxoinflammatory fibroblastic sarcoma should be differentiated from various benign and malignant soft-tissue lesions. Myxoinflammatory fibroblastic sarcoma has been well described in pathology journals but not in the surgical literature. We report a case of myxoinflammatory fibroblastic sarcoma in a 19-year-old man with a plantar ulcer lesion in his left foot. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case in the literature involving the epidermis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Epithelioid Cells / pathology
  • Fibroblasts / pathology
  • Foot Diseases / pathology*
  • Foot Ulcer / etiology
  • Foot Ulcer / pathology
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Inflammation / pathology
  • Male
  • Sarcoma / pathology*