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Onghena L, Verniers L, Woussen S, Van den Broecke C, Fierens K, Van Kerschaver O. Intramuscular desmoplastic fibroblastoma: a case report of extreme rarities in extremities. J Surg Case Rep 2021; 2021:rjab461. [PMID: 34729171 PMCID: PMC8557645 DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjab461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Soft tissue tumors are part of a wide and sometimes rare differential diagnostic landscape. Case description of these rare soft tissue masses helps the future differentiation and aids in preoperative multidisciplinary approach. Interpretation and staging, with the help of imaging, is key.
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- Louis Onghena
- Department of General and Oncological Surgery, AZ Sint-Lucas Gent, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, AZ Sint-Lucas Gent, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, AZ Sint-Lucas Gent, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of General and Oncological Surgery, AZ Sint-Lucas Gent, Gent, Belgium
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Desmoplastic Fibroblastoma: An Uncommon Tumor With a Relatively Characteristic MRI Appearance. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2020; 215:178-183. [PMID: 32406775 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.19.22163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE. We undertook this study to determine the radiologic features of desmo-plastic fibroblastoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS. We reviewed available radiologic images for 29 pathologically confirmed desmoplastic fibroblastomas, including images from MRI, radiography, ultrasound (US), and CT. RESULTS. The patient population included 14 women and 15 men (mean age, 60 years; range, 23-96 years). Typically, lesions were oval or lobulated and relatively small (mean, 5.6 cm). In 14 of the 22 cases that included patient histories, lesions had grown slowly, with two eventually causing pain. The remaining eight were discovered incidentally. All lesions involved or were below the deep fascia. Lesions were well-defined and associated with muscle (45%), deep fascia (28%), joint (21%), or tendon (7%). MR images were available in 26 cases; 14 included unenhanced and contrast-enhanced studies. On MRI imaging all lesions were well-defined and adjacent to dense connective tissue. On T1-weighted images, lesions showed varying amounts of low and intermediate signal intensity similar to that of tendon and skeletal muscle, respectively. On fluid-sensitive images, lesions were more heterogeneous, generally showing a wider spectrum of decreased to intermediate signal intensity. On contrast-enhanced MR images, enhancement was characteristically peripheral and septal with patchy areas of homogeneity. In the 10 cases with radiographs, images showed negative findings or a nonmineralized mass. The 10 available ultrasound studies showed mixed echogenicity. In eight patients, unenhanced CT showed lesions having attenuation similar to that of skeletal muscle. CONCLUSION. Desmoplastic fibroblastoma is an uncommon neoplasm with a relatively characteristic MRI appearance.
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Lee SM, Ha DH, Kang SH, Kim SW, Choi YR. Desmoplastic fibroblastoma mimicking tenosynovial giant cell tumor encasing a tendon of the foot. Skeletal Radiol 2019; 48:637-641. [PMID: 30229348 DOI: 10.1007/s00256-018-3068-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Revised: 09/05/2018] [Accepted: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Desmoplastic fibroblastoma is an uncommon, benign fibrous soft tissue tumor that usually occurs in the arms, shoulders, neck, hands, and feet in the fifth to seventh decades of life. In general, it is commonly located in the subcutaneous tissue and skeletal muscle. The authors report an unusual case of a desmoplastic fibroblastoma mimicking tenosynovial giant cell tumor encasing a tendon of the foot in a 72-year-old woman. Ultrasonography revealed an inhomogeneously hypoechoic lobulated soft tissue lesion completely wrapped around the extensor digitorum longus tendon. Color Doppler study revealed increased vascularity in the internal and peripheral portions of the lesion. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a well-defined, lobulated soft tissue mass encasing the extensor digitorum longus tendon with predominantly isointense signal with some areas of hypointense signal on T1-weighted images, predominantly hyperintense signal with some areas of hypointense signal on T2-weighted images, and inhomogeneous enhancement on fat-suppressed contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images. Surgical excision was performed, and the mass was diagnosed on pathological examination as a desmoplastic fibroblastoma. There has been no previously published radiologic case of a desmoplastic fibroblastoma encasing a tendon of the foot in the literature.
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- Sang Min Lee
- Department of Radiology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, 59, Yatap-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13496, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Radiology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, 59, Yatap-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13496, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, 59, Yatap-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13496, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, 59, Yatap-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13496, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, 59, Yatap-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13496, Republic of Korea
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Murata H, Imai K, Nakagawa K, Nishigaki Y. Multimodal radiological imaging of collagenous fibroma arising from the subacromial region in a patient with osteosarcoma: A case report. Mol Clin Oncol 2019; 10:366-370. [PMID: 30847175 DOI: 10.3892/mco.2019.1798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 12/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Collagenous fibroma arising from the subacromial region is extremely rare. It is important to distinguish collagenous fibroma from other fibrous tumors including desmoid tumors, to differentiate between the prognoses and management strategies, including surgical treatment. The present case report describes the case of a 42-year-old man with a collagenous fibroma of the subacromial region. He received a follow-up examination following treatment for osteosarcoma. Positron emission tomography (PET) scans used to assess for metastatic lesions indicated uptake in his left shoulder. The maximum standardized uptake value was 2.4. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated iso-intensity to muscle on T1-weighted images and iso-intensity with slightly high intensity on T2-weighted images. Post-contrast fat-suppressed magnetic resonance images indicated slightly heterogeneous enhancement of the lesion. There were no notable results from X-rays, bone scintigraphy and thallium-201 scintigraphy. Histological examination revealed collagenous fibroma. To the best of our knowledge, the present case is only the second incidence of collagenous fibroma arising from the subacromial region, and the first description of thallium-201 scintigraphy and PET scans in collagenous fibroma. The multimodal radiological data of this case may be useful for assisting in the differentiation of fibrous tumor types, including collagenous fibroma.
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- Hiroaki Murata
- Department of Orthopaedics, Matsushita Memorial Hospital, Moriguchi, Osaka 570-8540, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Matsushita Memorial Hospital, Moriguchi, Osaka 570-8540, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Matsushita Memorial Hospital, Moriguchi, Osaka 570-8540, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Matsushita Memorial Hospital, Moriguchi, Osaka 570-8540, Japan
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Grewal R, Natter P, Makary R, Silliman J. Desmoplastic fibroblastoma of the left upper arm. BMJ Case Rep 2018; 2018:bcr-2017-221738. [PMID: 29374633 PMCID: PMC5786997 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2017-221738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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An elderly female patient presented to the clinic with a several-week history of a mass in her left upper arm that was tender to the touch. The mass was initially thought to be a schwannoma of the left radial nerve based on imaging and was surgically removed. The pathology report revealed an uncommon diagnosis of desmoplastic fibroblastoma.
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- Reetu Grewal
- Community Health and Family Medicine, University of Florida Colege of Medicine Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Florida Colege of Medicine Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Florida Health Science Center Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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Calcified desmoplastic fibroblastoma of the foot: imaging findings. Skeletal Radiol 2017; 46:565-569. [PMID: 28190096 DOI: 10.1007/s00256-017-2575-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2016] [Revised: 12/31/2016] [Accepted: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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We report a case of desmoplastic fibroblastoma (DF) of the foot in a 65-year-old woman. The tumor presented as a slow-growing, painless mass located in the first intermetatarsal space of the right foot. Ultrasound showed a well-circumscribed hypoechoic lesion containing hyperechoic calcifications confirmed on standard radiographs. At magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the mass appeared isointense to the muscles on T1-weighted (T1W) images, hyperintense on proton-density-weighted fat-saturated images, and presented scattered internal hypointense foci. Post-contrast T1W spectral presaturation with inversion recovery (SPIR) images showed heterogeneous, mostly peripheral, contrast enhancement. DF must be considered in the differential diagnosis of soft-tissue calcified tumors of the foot.
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Ng E, Tandon A, Ho B, Chong B. Characterising benign fibrous soft-tissue tumours in adults: why is it so difficult and what do we need to know? Clin Radiol 2015; 70:684-97. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2015.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2014] [Revised: 01/28/2015] [Accepted: 02/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Gao S, Cai Q, Yao W, Wang J, Zhang P, Wang X. Desmoplastic (collagenous) fibroma of the femur: A case report and review of the literature. Oncol Lett 2013; 6:1285-1288. [PMID: 24179509 PMCID: PMC3813691 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2013.1535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2013] [Accepted: 07/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Desmoplastic fibroma is a rare, benign soft-tissue tumor composed of spindled and stellate-shaped cells that are embedded in a dense collagenous stroma. Clinically, desmoplastic fibroma presents as a firm, mobile, slow-growing mass that is located in the subcutaneous tissue or near the deep aspect of the skeletal muscles. The present study describes the case of a 66-year-old female who presented with an inactive, firm, slightly tender mass in the lower medial segment of the right femur. An open biopsy was performed and the result of the pathological examination indicated a desmoplastic fibroma. The patient underwent a radical resection of the tumor and the accompanying bone, which was then reimplanted using devitalized tumor bone, self-ilium graft and homologous allograft bone transplantation, with an internal fixation by locking the compression plate. This was followed by a reconstruction of the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments and the lateral and medial collateral ligaments. There was no evidence of local recurrence at five years post-surgery.
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- Songtao Gao
- Department of Orthopedics of Henan Tumor Hospital, The Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450008, P.R. China
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Desmoplastic fibroblastoma presenting as a parotid tumour: a case report and review of the literature. Head Neck Pathol 2013; 7:285-90. [PMID: 23504494 PMCID: PMC3738752 DOI: 10.1007/s12105-013-0435-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2013] [Accepted: 03/11/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Desmoplastic fibroblastomas (DFs) are rare fibrous soft tissue tumours that usually arise in subcutaneous tissue or skeletal muscle in a variety of anatomical sites. These lesions most frequently present as painless, slow-growing mobile masses. A case of DF is described in a 47-year-old man who presented with a painless right parotid mass of 2 months duration. At surgery, the lesion was attached to the tail of the right parotid gland. Histopathological examination demonstrated a fibrous lesion comprising spindled and stellate shaped fibroblasts with focal myxoid stromal change. The features were consistent with a DF. This report documents a rare parotid lesion which may mimic other more common parotid gland neoplasms.
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Yamamoto A, Abe S, Imamura T, Takada K, Enomoto Y, Harasawa A, Matsushita T, Furui S. Three cases of collagenous fibroma with rim enhancement on postcontrast T1-weighted images with fat suppression. Skeletal Radiol 2013; 42:141-6. [PMID: 22829025 DOI: 10.1007/s00256-012-1484-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2012] [Revised: 06/19/2012] [Accepted: 06/21/2012] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Collagenous fibroma, also known as desmoplastic fibroblastoma, is a benign fibrous soft tissue tumor showing gradual growth, commonly without aggressive local infiltration. Today, preoperative radiological diagnosis is important to avoid over-treatment and unnecessary extensive procedures, but is difficult because diagnostic imaging findings for collagenous fibroma have not been established. We report MR imaging findings of three collagenous fibromas in correlation with their histopathology. The characteristic rim enhancement on post-contrast T1-weighted images with fat suppression was present in all three cases, and we consider this to represent the difference in vascularity between the outer capsule-like fibrous tissue and the inside of the tumor.
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- Asako Yamamoto
- Department of Radiology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1, Kaga, Itabashiku, Tokyo, Japan.
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Desmoplastic fibroblastoma is a rare benign tumor usually associated with a favorable outcome. The tumor is characterized by fibroblastic cells that are sparsely distributed in a collagenous and fibromyxoid background. The growth of this tumor is generally indolent, and most tumors are small, subcutaneous lesions. They tend to behave in a nonaggressive manner, and several studies have reported no recurrences even after marginal excision. Invasion and destruction of bone are distinctly uncommon features.This article describes an unusual case of desmoplastic fibroblastoma that presented with a massive 23-cm tumor. The tumor was also unique for its infiltration and destruction of the scapula. The aggressive clinical features prompted the original physicians to administer chemotherapy, but the tumor exhibited no response to systemic treatment. The patient eventually underwent limb-sparing surgery at our hospital, which included en bloc resection, complete scapulectomy, and osteoarticular allograft replacement. The invasiveness of the tumor and its large size are distinctly unusual for desmoplastic fibroblastomas. Following surgical excision, the patient has remained continuously disease free for >5 years, which is in keeping with the intrinsically benign nature of the tumor. This case demonstrates that desmoplastic fibroblastoma can occasionally reach an enormous size and may exhibit invasive characteristics, but this does not necessarily portend subsequent recurrence of disease.
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- David J Merriman
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
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Collagenous fibroma (desmoplastic fibroblastoma) with vertebral body erosion. Sarcoma 2009; 2009:682687. [PMID: 19503798 PMCID: PMC2688648 DOI: 10.1155/2009/682687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2008] [Accepted: 04/06/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Collagenous fibroma (desmoplastic fibroblastoma) is a recently described rare benign tumor affecting mainly males in the fifth through seventh decades. This tumor occurs predominantly in the peripheral sites, with predilection for upper and lower extremities. The patients present with a painless mass of involving subcutis, with one quarter of all cases involving skeletal muscle. Both radiographically and histologically these tumors are well-circumscribed small lesions from one to several centimeters in diameter, though lesions as large as 20 cm have been reported. We report a case of collagenous fibroma presenting symptomatically as a 2.4 cm mass within the pedicle and adjacent transverse process of the L5 vertebral segment. Bone erosion by desmoplastic fibroblastoma is very rare event. This tumor should be in the differential diagnosis of the soft tissue lesions presenting with bony erosion.
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Collagenous fibroma (desmoplastic fibroblastoma) of the neck presenting with neurological symptoms. Head Neck Pathol 2008; 3:47-50. [PMID: 20596989 PMCID: PMC2807529 DOI: 10.1007/s12105-008-0098-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2008] [Accepted: 11/26/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Collagenous fibromas are rare fibrous soft tissue tumours that usually arise in subcutaneous tissue or skeletal muscle at a variety of anatomical sites. These lesions commonly present as painless, slow-growing mobile masses. We describe a unique case of a 41-year-old woman presenting with a posterior neck swelling and longstanding history of severe ongoing pain in the right scapular region, shoulder and neck, weakness of the palmar grip and limited right lateral neck flexion and rotation. A history of trauma to the right neck in adolescence was noted. Histological analysis revealed a paucicellular lesion with spindle and stellate-shaped fibroblasts involving the cervical nerve roots, typical of collagenous fibroma. In a literature search on Medline and Pubmed, we found no reported cases of collagenous fibromas presenting with neurological symptoms. This report highlights the potential of these lesions to present with neurological symptoms due to infiltration of surrounding tissues, and that preceding trauma may contribute to the aetiology.
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Bernstein ML, Chung KC. Desmoplastic fibroma of the hand: case report. J Hand Surg Am 2008; 33:1405-8. [PMID: 18929210 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2007] [Revised: 03/06/2008] [Accepted: 03/12/2008] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Desmoplastic fibroma is a benign tumor of the soft tissue and rarely of the bone. It typically presents in the trunk and proximal limbs, but it is quite rare in the hands. We present a rare case of desmoplastic fibroma of the soft tissues of the hand that presented as a slow-growing, painless, well-encapsulated mass.
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- Michael L Bernstein
- Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Michigan Health System; Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0340, USA
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