Musculoskeletal fibromatoses

Last revised by Lam Van Le on 16 Nov 2024

Musculoskeletal fibromatoses represent a wide spectrum of fibroblastic and myofibroblastic neoplasms with similar pathologic appearances and variable clinical behavior. 

Pathology

They are benign fibrous tissue proliferations characterized by infiltrative growth and a tendency for local recurrence without metastasis 4.

Classification

These lesions can be simply categorized by location (superficial or deep) or by the age group predominantly affected 1:

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