Chemosensitivity in pediatric dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2005 Feb;27(2):100-2. doi: 10.1097/01.mph.0000152861.05622.99.

Abstract

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a rare tumor of fibrohistiocytic spectrum and uncommonly presents in infancy and childhood. The standard treatment is wide-margin surgical excision, but this is difficult to achieve in large tumors and may result in unacceptable cosmetic, structural, and functional consequences. The authors describe a child with recurring DFSP who, after extensive surgery, responded to treatment with vinblastine and oral methotrexate. This is the first reported case in literature of a chemotherapeutic response in pediatric DFSP.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Child
  • Dermatofibrosarcoma / drug therapy*
  • Dermatofibrosarcoma / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Methotrexate / administration & dosage
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / drug therapy*
  • Skin Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology
  • Vinblastine / administration & dosage

Substances

  • Vinblastine
  • Methotrexate