1 May 2011Case Report
Desmoplastic fibroblastoma of the thigh. A case report
Michelangelo Miccini 1Ottavia Borghese 1Diletta Cassini 1Matteo Gregori 1Adriano Tocchi 1
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1 Department of Surgery, “Sapienza” University Medical School, Rome, Italy
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2011, 82(3), 225-228;
Published: 1 May 2011
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Abstract
Desmoplastic fibroblastoma (DF) is an extremely rare benign soft tissue tumor, prevalent in adult men, mostly arising in deep regions of extremities. The tumor presents with a slowly growing and no recurrence or metastases after surgical excision. Histologically, DF is characterized by a collagenous stroma that contains spindle- and stellated-shaped fibroblastic cells positive for vimentin. Differential diagnosis with locally aggressive soft tissue tumors could be difficult. This case report deals with the clinical, pathological and immunoistochemical features of a DF of the left thigh in a 63-years old man.
Keywords
- Desmoplatic fibroblastoma
- Soft tissue tumor