TY - JOUR
T1 - Oral calcifying fibrous pseudotumor
T2 - Case analysis and review
AU - Bell, Diana M.
AU - Dekmezian, Roupen H.
AU - Husain, Shaista A.
AU - Luna, Mario A.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Calcifying fibrous pseudotumor (CFT) is a rare distinct soft-tissue lesion characterized histologically by lymphoplasmacytic aggregates in a rich collagenized background with abundant psammomatous and dystrophic calcifications. Occurring most often in children and young adults, CFTs are clinically benign lesions that can form over a broad anatomic distribution, including in subcuta- neous and deep soft tissues, as well as in serosal and visceral locations. The cause and mechanisms of pathogenesis of CFT are unknown. Simple excision with a margin of normal tissue is the treatment of choice. The risk for local recurrence is low. In this article, we describe a case of CFT in a 29-year-old woman with a 7-cm mass on the right upper gingiva and hard palate, discuss the differential diagnosis with other oral spindle cell lesions, such as, desmoid fibromatosis, nodular fasciitis, inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors, solitary fibrous tumor and also review the recent literature on this rare benign entity.
AB - Calcifying fibrous pseudotumor (CFT) is a rare distinct soft-tissue lesion characterized histologically by lymphoplasmacytic aggregates in a rich collagenized background with abundant psammomatous and dystrophic calcifications. Occurring most often in children and young adults, CFTs are clinically benign lesions that can form over a broad anatomic distribution, including in subcuta- neous and deep soft tissues, as well as in serosal and visceral locations. The cause and mechanisms of pathogenesis of CFT are unknown. Simple excision with a margin of normal tissue is the treatment of choice. The risk for local recurrence is low. In this article, we describe a case of CFT in a 29-year-old woman with a 7-cm mass on the right upper gingiva and hard palate, discuss the differential diagnosis with other oral spindle cell lesions, such as, desmoid fibromatosis, nodular fasciitis, inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors, solitary fibrous tumor and also review the recent literature on this rare benign entity.
KW - Calcifying
KW - Fibrous
KW - Oral
KW - Pseudotumor
KW - Tumor
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U2 - 10.1007/s12105-008-0083-0
DO - 10.1007/s12105-008-0083-0
M3 - Review article
C2 - 20614307
AN - SCOPUS:77955764904
SN - 1936-055X
VL - 2
SP - 343
EP - 347
JO - Head and Neck Pathology
JF - Head and Neck Pathology
IS - 4
ER -