Infantile Fibrosarcoma of Tongue: A Rare Tumor

Abstract

Infantile fibrosarcoma is very rare tumor and seldom occurs in oral cavity. Overall good prognosis is reported in more than 80% cases. We present a 5-month old female patient with swelling of the tongue for four months. This was excised completely. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry revealed it as infantile fibrosarcoma of grade II.

Infantile Fibrosarcoma With Concurrent Infantile Hemangioma: A Case Report

“…The primary location of most infantile fibrosarcoma is frequently the extremities, often affecting the lower extremities more than the upper extremities [ 5 ]. Infantile fibrosarcoma may also affect the head and neck (more common in infants), although rarely affecting the tongue [ 6 ]. There are only a few case reports describing tongue infantile fibrosarcoma, and this case report adds to the sparse literature.…”

Preliminary report of a true nasomaxillary infantile fibrosarcoma: Single-modality management and 2-year follow-up

“…It is very rare in the maxillofacial region. Sporadic reports of “infantile” fibrosarcomas in children have been published involving tongue,[1] orbit, cheek, mastoid process[2] maxilla, and mandible. [3]…”

“…It has an incidence of 1% of all childhood malignancies and is even rarer in the faciomaxillary region (0.05%). [1] IFS is morphologically and genetically related to congenital mesoblastic nephroma. It is clinically more likely to be confused as a teratoma or hemangioma.…”