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Nuchal-type Fibroma: Single-Center Experience and Systematic Literature Review.

Ioannis D Kostakis, Themistoklis Feretis, Christos Damaskos, Nikolaos Garmpis, George Liapis, Ioannis Pateras, Anna Garmpi, Vasiliki E Georgakopoulou, Efstathios A Antoniou

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Synthesis in In vivo (Athens, Greece). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ioannis D Kostakis *Department of Transplantation, Guy's Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, U.K.
Themistoklis Feretis *First Department of Endoscopic Surgery, Metropolitan General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Christos Damaskos *Renal Transplantation Unit, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece x_damaskos@yahoo.gr.
Nikolaos GarmpisN.S. Christeas Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
George LiapisFirst Department of Pathology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Ioannis PaterasFirst Department of Pathology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Anna GarmpiFirst Department of Propedeutic Internal Medicine, Laiko General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Vasiliki E GeorgakopoulouDepartment of Pulmonology, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Efstathios A AntoniouN.S. Christeas Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRLaiko General Hospital of Athens · GRMetropolitan Hospital · GR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNuchal-type fibroma is a rare benign tumor arising from the connective tissue. Our aim was to present our experience via two cases of this tumor and a comprehensive review of the literature. PATIENTS AND

methodsWe report a case of a 23-year-old female with a mass located in the posterior neck and the upper back and a case of a 50-year-old male with a mass located in the posterior neck, which were proved to be nuchal-type fibromas in the histopathological examination. We also searched the PubMed/Medline database for published cases of nuchal-type fibromas. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Nuchal-type fibroma is a rare benign tumor arising from the connective tissue, usually in the posterior neck, which affects different ages, with most patients being male. It is a poorly circumscribed tumor consisting of hypocellular, thick, dense and haphazardly arranged collagen bundles with entrapped adipocytes, nerve fibers and muscle fascicles and a few scattered spindle cells, which are CD34 positive. Its excision is curative, and the recurrence risk is generally low. However, patients with Gardner's syndrome may experience recurrence more frequently.

conclusionNuchal-type fibroma should be included in the differential diagnosis of subcutaneous, soft-tissue masses, especially when these involve the posterior neck.

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FibromaGardner SyndromeHead and Neck NeoplasmsAdultDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeckNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalYoung AdultCD34fibromaNuchalreviewtumor

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PMID32871744
PMCPMC7652458
OpenAlexW3082821497

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