Primitive Myxoid Mesenchymal Tumor of Infancy: A Lost Battle

Nitin James Peters; V Manasa Reddy; Amanjit Bal; Arihant Jain; Anjali Gupta; Renu Madan; Jai Kumar Mahajan

doi:10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_103_24

Primitive Myxoid Mesenchymal Tumor of Infancy: A Lost Battle

J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg. 2024 Nov-Dec;29(6):637-639. doi: 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_103_24. Epub 2024 Nov 5.

Authors

Nitin James Peters¹, V Manasa Reddy¹, Amanjit Bal², Arihant Jain¹, Anjali Gupta², Renu Madan³, Jai Kumar Mahajan¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
² Department of Histopathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
³ Department of Radiation Oncology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Abstract

Primitive myxoid mesenchymal tumor of infancy (PMMTI) is a low to intermediate-grade, poorly differentiated myofibroblastic tumor and is characterized by its tendency to recur locally. It commonly occurs in the 1^st year of life and is predominantly seen in the axial skeleton and rarely in the retroperitoneum. We report one such case of PMMTI, which is the second case reported in English literature.

Keywords: Primitive myxoid mesenchymal tumor of infancy; retroperitoneum; sarcoma.

Publication types

Case Reports