Desmoplastic fibroblastoma of the thigh. A case report
Michelangelo Miccini 1, Ottavia Borghese 1, Diletta Cassini 1, Matteo Gregori 1, Adriano Tocchi 1
Affiliation
Article Info
1 Department of Surgery, “Sapienza” University Medical School, Rome, Italy
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
