Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery  2009;1(4):240-243

doi:10.4055/cios.2009.1.4.240

Low Grade Fibromyxoid Sarcoma in Thigh.

Bong Jin LEE 1 ; Woo Sung PARK ; Jong Mun JIN ; Chang Won HA ; Sang Hoon LEE

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Keywords

Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma; Thigh

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

A low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma is a rare soft tissue tumor that has a tendency to develop in the deep soft tissue of young adults and the potential for local recurrence or distant metastasis. There have been several case reports and sporadic reports in the literature. However, only 1 case has been reported in Korea but without a follow-up result. We describe a 54-year-old female patient with a low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma of the thigh that had been growing slowly for 34 years. A marginal resection of this tumor was performed. Currently, the patient is doing well without evidence of local recurrence or distant metastasis at 5 years after surgery.