Collagenous fibroma of the deltoid muscle: clinical, surgical and histopathological aspects

M Marinelli; E Lupetti; A Gigante; A Mandolesi; I Bearzi; L de Palma

doi:10.1007/s10195-007-0170-0

Collagenous fibroma of the deltoid muscle: clinical, surgical and histopathological aspects

J Orthop Traumatol. 2007 Jun;8(2):91-4. doi: 10.1007/s10195-007-0170-0. Epub 2007 Jun 8.

Authors

M Marinelli¹, E Lupetti¹, A Gigante¹, A Mandolesi², I Bearzi², L de Palma³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedics, Polythecnic University of Marche Ospedali Riuniti Umberto I-GM, Salesi-G. Salesi Via Conca, Torrette, I-60020, Ancona, Italy.
² Institute of Pathological Anatomy and Histopathology, University of the Marche, Ancona, Italy.
³ Department of Orthopaedics, Polythecnic University of Marche Ospedali Riuniti Umberto I-GM, Salesi-G. Salesi Via Conca, Torrette, I-60020, Ancona, Italy. [email protected].

PMID: 27519894
DOI: 10.1007/s10195-007-0170-0

Abstract

We report the case of a 66-year-old woman with a tumorous swelling of the right shoulder of approximately 6 months' duration with morphological features consistent with desmoplastic fibroblastoma or collagenous fibroma, a benign fibrous soft tissue tumor with distinct clinico-pathological features. Clinical history, radiological and pathological findings are presented and other cases of collagenous fibroma with unusual location are discussed.

Keywords: Collagenous fibroma; Desmoplastic fibroblastoma; Shoulder.