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ArticleIn vivo (Athens, Greece)

Low-grade Fibromyxoid Sarcoma With Massive Degeneration: A Case of Unusual Gross and Histological Features.

Takashi Tasaki, Eisuke Shiba, Hirotsugu Noguchi, Mari Kirishima, Ikumi Kitazono, Wataru Terabaru, Kazuhiro Tabata, Michiyo Higashi, Naohiro Shinohara, Hiromi Sasaki and 4 more

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14 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Takashi TasakiDepartment of Pathology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Eisuke ShibaDepartment of Pathology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.
Hirotsugu NoguchiDepartment of Pathology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Mari KirishimaDepartment of Pathology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Ikumi KitazonoDepartment of Surgical Pathology, Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan.
Wataru TerabaruDepartment of Pathology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Kazuhiro TabataDepartment of Pathology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Michiyo HigashiDepartment of Surgical Pathology, Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan.
Naohiro ShinoharaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Hiromi SasakiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Masanori NakajoDepartment of Radiology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Masatoyo NakajoDepartment of Radiology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Masanori HisaokaDepartment of Pathology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.
Akihide TanimotoDepartment of Pathology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan; akit09@m3.kufm.kagoshima-u.ac.jp.
Kagoshima University · JPKagoshima University Hospital · JPUniversity of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLow-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma (LGFMS) is a rare type of sarcoma which is observed in the soft tissue of proximal extremities, typically in young and middle-aged adults. It consists of a solid proliferation of bland spindle cells within collagenous and myxoid stroma. CASE REPORT: Herein, we report a case of LGFMS with massive degeneration and hyalinization. A 30-year-old man presented with a well-circumscribed mass measuring 15 cm in diameter in his left biceps femoris muscle. Marginal tumor resection was performed under the clinical diagnosis of an ancient schwannoma or chronic expanding hematoma (CEH). The resected tissue revealed a well-demarcated tumor mass with massive degeneration and hyalinization with focal calcification. Proliferation of spindle tumor cells with abundant collagenous stroma, which resembled the fibrous capsule of CEH, was observed exclusively in a small area of the periphery of the tumor. No nuclear palisading, myxoid stroma, or collagen rosettes were identified. Immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated that the spindle tumor cells expressed mucin 4 and epithelial membrane antigen. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction analysis detected mRNA expression of fused in sarcoma::CAMP-responsive element binding protein 3-like protein 2 (FUS::CREB3L2) fusion gene. Thus, a final diagnosis of LGFMS with massive degeneration and FUS::CREB3L2 fusion was made.

conclusionThe recognition of massive degeneration and hyalinization as unusual features of LGFMS might be helpful to differentiate it from CEH and other benign spindle-cell tumors.

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FibrosarcomaSarcomaSoft Tissue NeoplasmsAdultBiomarkers, TumorHumansMaleMiddle AgedBiomarkers, TumorFUS::CREB3L2 fusionLow-grade fibromyxoid sarcomamassive necrosisMUC4

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PMID37905642
PMCPMC10621441
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