{"title":"Myxofibrosarcoma metastasis to the colon: Case report and review of the literature","authors":"Elaine Tan , Domenico Coppola , Mark Friedman","doi":"10.1016/j.ctrc.2015.11.007","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Myxofibrosarcoma is a connective tissue malignancy that classically presents as a subcutaneous mass and metastasizes in 20–35% of cases, most typically to the lymph nodes, lungs, and bone. Here we document the first reported case of high grade myxofibrosarcoma metastasizing to the colon. An 81-year old man presented with a 5<!--> <!-->cm tumor in the right forearm; the tumor was excised and found to be high grade myxofibrosarcoma. Over the next 4 years, the disease metastasized to multiple distant sites, and the metastases were treated with surgery and radiation. At 4.5 years after the initial presentation, the patient complained of melena. Colonoscopy revealed a firm, ball-like polypoid lesion in the proximal transverse colon, measuring 3.5×3×1.3<!--> <!-->cm<sup>3</sup>, found on pathologic analysis to be metastatic high grade myxofibrosarcoma. This report underscores the metastatic and aggressive potential of myxofibrosarcoma. Therefore, when myxofibrosarcoma is diagnosed, aggressive treatment and follow-up should be implemented to prevent its spread. New onset gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with myxofibrosarcoma may indicate metastasis, and a gastrointestinal workup should be implemented in such cases.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":90461,"journal":{"name":"Cancer treatment communications","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.ctrc.2015.11.007","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Cancer treatment communications","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213089615300311","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Myxofibrosarcoma is a connective tissue malignancy that classically presents as a subcutaneous mass and metastasizes in 20–35% of cases, most typically to the lymph nodes, lungs, and bone. Here we document the first reported case of high grade myxofibrosarcoma metastasizing to the colon. An 81-year old man presented with a 5 cm tumor in the right forearm; the tumor was excised and found to be high grade myxofibrosarcoma. Over the next 4 years, the disease metastasized to multiple distant sites, and the metastases were treated with surgery and radiation. At 4.5 years after the initial presentation, the patient complained of melena. Colonoscopy revealed a firm, ball-like polypoid lesion in the proximal transverse colon, measuring 3.5×3×1.3 cm3, found on pathologic analysis to be metastatic high grade myxofibrosarcoma. This report underscores the metastatic and aggressive potential of myxofibrosarcoma. Therefore, when myxofibrosarcoma is diagnosed, aggressive treatment and follow-up should be implemented to prevent its spread. New onset gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with myxofibrosarcoma may indicate metastasis, and a gastrointestinal workup should be implemented in such cases.