Open AccessMyxoinflammatory fibroblastic sarcoma: An uncommon tumour at an unusual site
Author(s) -
Varuna Mallya,
Avninder Singh,
Fouzia Siraj,
V. Ramesh
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.131412
Subject(s) - medicine , hyaline , sarcoma , pathology , immunohistochemistry , epithelioid sarcoma , anatomy
Myxoinflammatory fibroblastic sarcoma is a low grade sarcoma that is composed of a mixed inflammatory infiltrate along with spindled, epithelioid and bizarre appearing cells in a background of hyaline and myxoid zones. Seen affecting the distal extremities commonly, with an equal sex predilection, these tumors are rare and require an extensive immunohistochemical work up for proper diagnosis. They have a tendency to recur.