Desmoplastic fibroblastoma of the left upper arm

An elderly female patient presented to the clinic with a several-week history of a mass in her left upper arm that was tender to the touch. The mass was initially thought to be a schwannoma of the left radial nerve based on imaging and was surgically removed. The pathology report revealed an uncommo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Grewal, Reetu, Natter, Patrick, Makary, Raafat, Silliman, Julia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
Materias:
Rare Disease
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5786997/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29374633
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-221738
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Sumario:An elderly female patient presented to the clinic with a several-week history of a mass in her left upper arm that was tender to the touch. The mass was initially thought to be a schwannoma of the left radial nerve based on imaging and was surgically removed. The pathology report revealed an uncommon diagnosis of desmoplastic fibroblastoma.

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