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June 4, 2020World Journal of Clinical CasesOpen Access

A repeat computed tomography scan showed no local recurrence or distant metastasis 19 months post-operatively.

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Why the study?

Head and neck myxofibrosarcomas are extremely rare, and establishing an imaging diagnosis is challenging when typical features like the tail sign are absent.

Population

A 46-year-old male with a myxofibrosarcoma of the scalp

Design

Case report and review of the literature

Follow-up

19 mo post-operatively

Authors

XKXiao-Ting KeXYXiong-Feng YuJLJiyang Liu

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Overview

Supports multimodal therapy for rare scalp myxofibrosarcoma; leaves optimal management and long-term outcomes open.

Structured PICO

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Population
46-year-old male with a myxofibrosarcoma (MFS) of the scalp
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Intervention
Surgery and postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy
O
Outcome
Local recurrence or distant metastasis

Myxofibrosarcoma can rarely present on the scalp with atypical imaging findings, requiring aggressive surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy to prevent recurrence.

Cite This Study

Ke et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8c07bbeada60f85de3d57fhttps://doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v8.i11.2350
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