A rare case of locally advanced fibrosarcoma of diaphysal humerus managed successfully with limb-sparing procedures after neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Fibrosarcomas (FS) of bone are a rare malignancy accounting for less than 5% of all primary malignant bone neoplasms. Diagnosis and treatment approaches of this entity are complex and require a skilled and experienced multidisciplinary team.Authors report their experience with a case of FS of humerus showing a pathologic complete response to neo-adjuvant chemotherapy based on adriamycin, cisplatin and ifosfamid.

This approach allowed limb-sparing surgery with an excellent functional and psychological result.

Author: Omar El MesbahiSamia ArifiZineb BenbrahimAbdelhalim El IbrahimiFouad KettaniAmal BennaniAfaf AmartiMy Youssef Alaoui AmraniSiham TiznitiAbdelmajid El Mrini
Credits/Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2010, 8:77

Published on: 2010-09-06

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