Infantile fibrosarcoma of the maxillary sinus: Significant response

March 1, 2012 by Enrique Palacios, MD, FACR and Edward C.F. Lam, MD
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Imaging Clinic

Surgical excision with wide margins is the treatment of choice for infantile fibrosarcoma of the maxillary sinus. Chemotherapy can be used for inoperable tumors.

A 33-month-old girl presented with a history of a right maxillary mass protruding into the oral cavity. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) images showed a large, expansile soft-tissue mass within the right maxillary sinus (figure 1). A biopsy of the mass revealed infantile fibrosarcoma (IF).

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CitationEar Nose Throat J. 2012 March;91(3):98-100