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The histogenesis of pseudotumors of dense connective tissue has been studied. These lesions may be classified as mucoid (synovial cyst and periungueal myxoma), collagenous (desmoid tumor, desmoid fibroblastoma and fibromatosis colli), elastic (elastofibroma dorsi), cellular (fibroblastic: fibromatosis, fasciitis and myositis; histiocytic: giant-cell tumor of tendon sheath, fibrous histiocytoma and atypical fibroxanthoma), metaplastic (ossifying fasciitis, ossifying myositis and juvenile chondroid fibroma) and hamartomatous nature (fibrous hamartoma). It must be emphasized that these lesions show a variable and polymorphouse cellular composition and then can simulate sarcoma.
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PMID:[Pseudo-tumoral lesions of dense conjuntival tissue. Attempt at pathogenic interpretation]. 123 71

This study presents the cytologic findings of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) in a series of 136 primary soft-tissue tumors. The cytologic appearances of some rare mesenchymal lesions are presented, including the first (to our knowledge) published descriptions of fibrous hamartoma of infancy and myositis ossificans. Fine-needle aspiration showed high diagnostic sensitivity (95%) and specificity (95%) for the determination of malignancy, approaching that obtained with frozen-section interpretation. Problems encountered with the diagnosis of mesenchymal lesions, including nodular fasciitis, Kaposi's sarcoma, and spindle cell lipoma, are discussed. Based on these findings, recommendations for aspiration cytology of soft-tissue tumors are presented.
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PMID:Fine-needle aspiration of primary soft-tissue lesions. 375 26

A unique case of an osteosarcoma arising within a hamartoma of the thymic gland located in the left pleural cavity of an 11-year-old girl is described. The presence of abundant mature lamellar bone within this thymic hamartoma provides an explanation for the osseous histogenesis of the sarcoma. The development of an osteosarcoma from extraskeletal osseous tissue is a rare occurrence and has been documented in association with myositis ossificans and most recently in a case of dermatomyositis with metaplastic ossification.
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PMID:Extraskeletal osteosarcoma arising in an ectopic hamartomatous thymus. Report of a case and review of the literature. 633 88

We report a case of bifocal recurrent lesion developed in muscles of the left thigh in a 5 year-old-girl with Proteus syndrome (rare congenital hamartomatous disorder). We discuss the diagnosis of focal myositis versus hamartoma. The clinical and morphological features favour the second hypothesis.
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PMID:[Bifocal lesion of striated muscle (hamartoma or focal myositis) in the course of Proteus syndrome]. 865 3

There is a broad spectrum of soft-tissue masses in children that can be challenging to diagnose clinically and on imaging. This article reviews the typical clinical and imaging findings of the most common and relevant benign, intermediate and malignant pediatric soft-tissue tumors in the following categories of the 2013 World Health Organization (WHO) classification: adipocytic tumors (lipoma, lipoblastoma, and liposarcoma), fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumors (nodular fasciitis, myositis ossificans, fibrous hamartoma of infancy, fibromatosis colli, desmoid-type fibromatosis, lipofibromatosis, and infantile fibrosarcoma), pericytic tumors (myofibroma/myofibromatosis), skeletal muscle tumor (rhabdomyosarcoma), nerve sheath tumors (neurofibroma, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor), and uncertain differentiation (synovial sarcoma). In general, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging are used as first- and second-line imaging modalities, with limited roles for plain radiographs, computed tomography, and fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography. Many of these tumors have nonspecific imaging findings although there are some key imaging clues that in conjunction with the clinical information allow a specific diagnosis or a narrow differential diagnosis. However, in many instances, histology is required for final diagnosis.
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PMID:Pearls and Pitfalls in the Imaging of Soft-Tissue Masses in Children. 3298 96