Low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma in labial mucosa: Report of a rare case in a pediatric patient

Oral Oncol. 2022 Dec:135:106243. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2022.106243. Epub 2022 Nov 13.

Abstract

Low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma (LGFMS) is a malignant neoplasm of soft tissue, which occurs mainly in extremities. In this study, we described a rare case of LGFMS arising in the labial mucosa, in a 7-year-old male patient, who presented a painless multilobulated growth with an evolution time of 12 months. An incisional biopsy was performed and microscopic examination revealed a proliferation of bland regular spindle cells in an alternating myxoid and hyalinized stroma. The tumor cells showed a strong cytoplasmic immunoreactivity for MUC4 and low cell proliferation index measured by Ki-67 antibody. The diagnosis of LGFMS was established and the patient was referred for surgical treatment at a pediatric oncology hospital.

Keywords: Low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma; MUC4; Oral cancer; Soft tissue sarcoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Fibrosarcoma* / diagnosis
  • Fibrosarcoma* / pathology
  • Fibrosarcoma* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Medical Oncology
  • Mucous Membrane / pathology
  • Sarcoma / pathology