2000
A Clinicopathologic Study of 45 Pediatric Soft Tissue Tumors With an Admixture of Adipose Tissue and Fibroblastic Elements, and a Proposal for Classification as Lipofibromatosis
Fetsch J, Miettinen M, Laskin W, Michal M, Enzinger F. A Clinicopathologic Study of 45 Pediatric Soft Tissue Tumors With an Admixture of Adipose Tissue and Fibroblastic Elements, and a Proposal for Classification as Lipofibromatosis. The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology 2000, 24: 1491-1500. PMID: 11075850, DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200011000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent diseaseJuvenile fibromatosisFibroblastic elementsAdipose tissueMuscle actinFibrous hamartomaAlpha-smooth muscle actinPediatric Soft TissueSkeletal muscleMitotic activityRare pediatric neoplasmSoft tissue massAbundant adipose tissueUnivacuolated cellsClinicopathologic studyInitial biopsyClinicopathologic featuresMale sexFascicular growthFocal immunoreactivityIncomplete excisionArchitectural effacementSkin adnexaCytologic atypiaPediatric neoplasms
1999
Nuchal fibrocartilaginous pseudotumor: a clinicopathologic study of five cases and review of the literature.
Laskin W, Fetsch J, Miettinen M. Nuchal fibrocartilaginous pseudotumor: a clinicopathologic study of five cases and review of the literature. Modern Pathology 1999, 12: 663-8. PMID: 10430269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNuchal fibrocartilaginous pseudotumorEnglish-language medical literatureVague neck painEvidence of recurrentSoft tissueHistory of headComplete local excisionNuchal ligamentDeep soft tissuesChronic mechanical stressLower cervical vertebraeNeck painClinicopathologic studyPersistent diseaseLocal excisionNeck traumaNodular proliferationSimple excisionFibrocartilaginous massCytologic atypiaPosterior aspectNodular massBenign lesionsFibrocartilaginous metaplasiaMedical literature