Desmoplastic fibroma with malignant transformation
Hye Sook Min, Hyun Gyui Kang, Joo-Hyuk Lee, Geon Kook Lee, Jae Y. Ro
20100101
2010 Feb 1
Ann Diagn Pathol
Desmoplastic fibroma with malignant transformation
Ann Diagn Pathol. 2010 Feb;14(1):50-55, Hye Sook Min, Hyun Gyui Kang, Joo-Hyuk Lee, Geon Kook Lee, Jae Y. Ro
Desmoplastic fibroma (DF) is a rare neoplasm of bone, showing infiltrative and locally aggressive nature. Here, we report a case of DF with an unusual histology arising in a 41-year-old female in the left distal femur, which was detected by plain x-ray as an osteolytic lesion and by magnetic resonance imaging as a well-demarcated mass with endosteal scalloping. Pathologically, the tumor was composed mainly of bland-looking spindle cells in abundant collagenous stroma, accompanied with areas of myxofibrosarcomatous...