Open AccessMesenquimoma fibrocartilaginoso de húmero proximal: reporte de un caso
Author(s) -
Julio Javier Masquijo,
Federico Sartori,
Sergio Innocenti
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
archivos argentinos de pediatría
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1668-3501
pISSN - 0325-0075
DOI - 10.5546/aap.2014.e222
Subject(s) - medicine , curettage , expansive , lesion , humerus , bone grafting , differential diagnosis , soft tissue , magnetic resonance imaging , lytic cycle , radiology , pathology , anatomy , virus , materials science , compressive strength , virology , composite material
Fibrocartilaginous mesenchymoma (FCM) is a rare tumor that primarily affects the long bones. Few cases have been reported since its description. A case of a 4-year-old boy with FCM located in the humerus is presented. Radiological examination showed an expansive lytic lesion located in the metaphyseal proximal humerus. Magnetic resonance imaging showed soft tissue expansion. Histopathological diagnosis was confirmatory of FCM. Curettage, adjuvant phenolization, and bone grafting with bone substitute, and autologous bone marrow was performed. During a follow-up period of 2 years, there was no evidence of disease progression. FCM should be considered in the differential diagnosis of lytic bone lesions in children and adolescents.