Composite Dermatofibrosarcoma
Protuberans-Giant Cell Fibroblastoma
Recurring as Bednář Tumor-Giant Cell
Fibroblastoma with Mucoid Lakes and With
Amputation Neuroma
Zámečník M., Michal M., Chlumská A.
Šikl’s Department of Pathology, Faculty Hospital, Charles University, Plzeň, Czech Republic |
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Summary:
We report an unusual case of composite giant cell fibroblastoma-dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
(DFSP) that, in its second recurrence, contained a pattern of Bednář tumor (BT) and giant
cell fibroblastoma (GCF). The recurrent tumor showed extreme myxoid change with creation of
mucoid lakes, which mimicked a pattern of myxoid liposarcoma. One area in the recurrent lesion
contained amputation neuroma overgrown with neoplastic spindle cells, which simulated a nerve
sheath neoplasm. This case demonstrates common histogenesis of GCF, DFSP and BT, and it
shows how broad morphological spectrum can be produced by a composite tumor, especially
when the tumor includes unconventional growth pattern or additional non-neoplastic lesion.
Key words:
dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans - giant cell fibroblastoma - Bednar tumor - myxoid
liposarcoma - soft tissue
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