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In this section we have Logan's cases since June 2010, now over 4000! You can review the archived cases and read the suggested diagnoses by users and the final comment by the contributors.

Desmoid fibromatosis


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Case 268  June 2011 (P. McKee)  M 37 arm tumour

Deep storiform spindle cell tumour.  Bland cytology, myxoid change

DD: nodular fasciitis (feathery myxoid change); desmoplastic MM

 

Case 788   25.6.13 (IH Chaudhry)  M 62 indurated area abd wall.

Fascicles of dense fibrosis with bland spindle cells.

 

Case 2186  25.10.18  (P Perret)F 10 large mass in popliteal fossa

Needle biopsy.  Plump spindle cells in a fibrous stroma without atypia.  Betacatenin+ve.  This distinguishes fibromatosis from low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma.  Mutation of CTNNB1 gene seen in Gardner’s syndrome with cutaneous fibromata in assoc. with intra-abdominal tumours and colonic polyps.


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