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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2026

Ossifying fibromyxoid tumor of the hand: a case report and review of surgical intervention.

Dev Patel, Diana Mastellone, Shuyue Ren, Gord Zhu, Ashley L Homan, Michael J Franco

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Dev PatelCooper Medical School of Rowan University, 401 South Broadway, Camden, NJ 08103, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2698-8709
Diana MastelloneCooper Medical School of Rowan University, 401 South Broadway, Camden, NJ 08103, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8814-1872
Shuyue RenDepartment of Pathology, Cooper University Hospital, 1 Cooper Plaza Camden, NJ 08103, United States.
Gord ZhuDepartment of Pathology, Cooper University Hospital, 1 Cooper Plaza Camden, NJ 08103, United States.
Ashley L HomanDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, 1 Cooper Plaza Camden, NJ 08103, United States.
Michael J FrancoCooper Medical School of Rowan University, 401 South Broadway, Camden, NJ 08103, United States.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ossifying fibromyxoid tumor is a rare mesenchymal neoplasm with variable malignant potential, most commonly arising in the subcutaneous tissues of the extremities and trunk. Involvement of the hand and fingers is exceedingly uncommon. We present a 59-year-old female with a 30-year history of a progressively enlarging mass of the small finger that became symptomatic due to neurovascular compression. Imaging demonstrated a partially calcified soft tissue mass without osseous involvement. The patient underwent surgical resection and pathology confirmed ossifying fibromyxoid tumor with diffuse S100 staining. The patient had an uncomplicated postoperative course. This case highlights the indolent yet progressive nature of these tumors, the challenges in preoperative diagnosis, and the surgical approach for excision.

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finger massOFMTossifying fibromyxoid tumorS100

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PMCPMC13366255

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