Category: Soft tissue

Superficial Acral Fibromyxoma/ Digital Fibromyxoma Histopathology: Practical Points of Pathoclinics: Differentiating points Acral fibromyxoma Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans Site Classic locations are fingers or toes; subungual or periungual areas-nail bed region. Uncommon at fingers or toes. Extension into subcutaneous tissue is common.  Histopathology Variably cellular lobulated neoplasm, with even/random distribution of bland spindle cells to stellate-shaped fibroblastic…

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Intramuscular myxoma Gross findings: Single round/globular well-circumscribed soft whitish soft tissue mass with thin fibrous capsule, measures around 5.5x4x4 cm in size. Cut surface appears as homogenous solid glistening/shiny with attached muscle tissue (marked with red arrow). Microcystic changes are not seen in this case, which are otherwise are not uncommon. Histopathology: Circumscribed tumor with…

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