Kawasaki Tomonori, Ichikawa Jiro, Kanno Satoshi, Onohara Kojiro, Wako Masanori, Tatsuno Rikito, Ochiai Satoshi, Watanabe Takuya, Torigoe Tomoaki
Department of Pathology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan.
Front Oncol. 2024 Oct 18;14:1438162. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1438162. eCollection 2024.
Myofibroblastomas are benign mesenchymal tumors that frequently occur in the groin. They show variable morphology, and the differential histopathological diagnoses are broad, including lipomatous to myxoid tumors. In addition, both pathological and imaging findings may be complex, which makes diagnosis challenging. We herein present a case of a mixed-variant myofibroblastoma of the wrist in a 73-year-old woman. Considering the long clinical course of more than 20 years and the imaging findings, a benign myxoid tumor including a schwannoma was suspected; however, the histopathological findings from resected specimens suggested a diagnosis of myxofibrosarcoma. Additional histopathological findings led to a diagnosis of mixed-variant myofibroblastoma. The differential diagnosis of myofibroblastoma extends beyond imaging to pathological findings because of the number of possible variants. This case reinforces the notion that the gold standard treatment for soft tissue tumors is to perform surgery only after determining the correct diagnosis by biopsy.
肌成纤维细胞瘤是一种常见于腹股沟的良性间叶性肿瘤。它们形态多样,组织病理学鉴别诊断范围广泛,包括从脂肪瘤样到黏液样肿瘤。此外,病理和影像学表现可能都很复杂,这使得诊断具有挑战性。我们在此报告一例73岁女性腕部混合型肌成纤维细胞瘤病例。考虑到超过20年的漫长临床病程及影像学表现,怀疑为包括神经鞘瘤在内的良性黏液样肿瘤;然而,切除标本的组织病理学检查结果提示为黏液纤维肉瘤。进一步的组织病理学检查结果确诊为混合型肌成纤维细胞瘤。由于存在多种可能的变异型,肌成纤维细胞瘤的鉴别诊断不仅限于影像学,还需结合病理检查结果。该病例强化了这样一种观念,即软组织肿瘤的金标准治疗方法是在通过活检确定正确诊断后再进行手术。