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Aggressive fibromatosis or desmoid tumor is a rare condition. Desmoid tumors are a type of fibromatosis and related to sarcoma, though without the ability to spread throughout the body (metastasize). The tumors arise from cells called fibroblasts, which are found throughout the body and provide structural support, protection to the vital organs ...
The white tumor infiltrates the adjacent skeletal muscle (red tissue – lower left) and fat (yellow tissue – upper left). This tendency for invasion of adjacent normal tissues and structures is the reason that desmoid-type fibromatosis has a relatively high rate of local recurrence, even after surgical removal. Specialty: Oncology
Fibroblastic and myofibroblastic tumors. Fibroblastic and myofibroblastic tumors (FMTs) are tumors which develop from the mesenchymal stem cells which differentiate into fibroblasts (the most common cell type in connective tissue) and/or the myocytes / myoblasts that differentiate into muscle cells. FMTs are a heterogeneous group of soft tissue ...
Desmoplastic small-round-cell tumor (DSRCT) is an aggressive and rare cancer that primarily occurs as masses in the abdomen. [4] Other areas affected may include the lymph nodes, the lining of the abdomen, diaphragm, spleen, liver, chest wall, skull, spinal cord, large intestine, small intestine, bladder, brain, lungs, testicles, ovaries, and the pelvis.
The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation (DTRF) is an American non-profit organization which funds research on desmoid tumors (aggressive fibromatosis), a rare soft-tissue tumor affecting 5–6 people per million per year. [1] Its goal is to improve treatments and find a cure. [2] The organization was founded in 2005 by Marlene Portnoy and Jeanne ...
Gardner syndrome is an autosomal dominant form of polyposis characterized by the presence of multiple polyps in the colon together with tumors outside the colon. [3] The extracolonic tumors may include osteomas of the skull, thyroid cancer, epidermoid cysts, fibromas, [4] as well as the occurrence of desmoid tumors in approximately 15% of ...
Collagenous fibroma, also known as desmoplastic fibroblastoma, is a slow-growing, deep-set, benign fibrous tumor, usually located in the deep subcutis, fascia, aponeurosis, or skeletal muscle of the extremities, limb girdles, or head and neck regions. [1]: 605 The World Health Organization in 2020 reclassified desmoplastic fibroblastoma ...
Gardner fibroma (GF) (also termed Gardner-associated fibroma [1]) is a benign fibroblastic tumor (i.e. a tumor containing fibroblasts, the most common cell type in connective tissue). GF tumors typically develop in the dermis (i.e. layer of skin underneath the epidermis) and adjacent subcutaneous tissue lying just below the dermis. [2]