Desmoplastic fibroblastoma (collagenous fibroma): a case identified in the buccal mucosa

Head Neck Pathol. 2011 Jun;5(2):175-9. doi: 10.1007/s12105-010-0239-6. Epub 2011 Jan 8.

Abstract

Desmoplastic fibroblastoma is a rare, benign, soft tissue tumor affecting mainly the subcutaneous and muscle tissue. Only five cases identified in the oral cavity have been reported in prior literature. This article presents a case report of a 56-year-old man, with no previous history of trauma, who presented a slow-growing mass in the buccal mucosa. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry staining studies were performed, and a diagnosis of the desmoplastic fibroblastoma was made. The patient has been disease-free for one year.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers, Tumor / metabolism
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Fibroma / diagnosis
  • Fibroma, Desmoplastic / diagnosis*
  • Fibroma, Desmoplastic / metabolism
  • Fibroma, Desmoplastic / surgery
  • Giant Cells / pathology
  • Gingival Hyperplasia / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mouth Mucosa / metabolism
  • Mouth Mucosa / pathology*
  • Mouth Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Mouth Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Mouth Neoplasms / surgery
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / surgery
  • Wounds and Injuries / diagnosis

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor