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Atlas of dermatopathology
Josef Feit, Hana Jedličková, Günter Burg, Luděk Matyska, Spasoje Radovanovic et al.
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+ Introduction
+ Literature
+ Support
+ Skin biopsy
+ Non-tumorous skin diseases
+ Skin tumors
+ Cysts of the skin and subcutis
+ Soft tissue lesions
+ Some lesions of the oral cavity
+ Dermatovenerology
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Günter Burg
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Werner Kempf
+ Collection of histological slides of dr. Ram Chandra Adhikari
Desmoid type fibromatosis, desmoid
Clinical signs
  • rare tumorous proliferation
  • age: from puberty to 40 years
  • location: abdominal wall is the most common location, then shoulder, chestwal, thigh, head, neck
  • deep seated, poorly circumscribed, firm mass
  • local recurrences after incomplete resection are common
Histology

Elongated spindle cells in bundles, infiltrative growth. Vimentin and smooth muscle actin positive.

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