Non-rhabdomyosarcoma Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Extremities in the Pediatric Population
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Sarcoma, Soft tissue neoplasms, Adolescent, Lower extremityAbstract
Introduction: Soft tissue sarcomas represent a small percentage of connective tissue tumors in pediatric patients and have a low incidence, with acceptable five-year survival rates, making them tumors in which early diagnosis influences patient prognosis.
Objective: To describe the case of an adolescent female patient with a soft tissue sarcoma of the lower limb.
Case report: An adolescent female patient with a soft tissue sarcoma of the lower limb received a delayed diagnosis, which ultimately compromised different layers of the skin. She required extensive resections.
Conclusions: This pathology may present a delay in diagnosis when it is confused with other entities in the early stages of the disease, which progressively compromises more tissues. For this reason, it should be part of the range of possibilities to be considered by the healthcare team.
Keywords: sarcoma; soft tissue neoplasms; adolescent; lower extremity.
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