Fibrosarcoma of the thymic region. A case report.
Fibrosarcoma of the mediastinum is an unusual tumor and only few cases have been reported. We describe the clinical and pathologic findings of a case of mediastinal mass in a 34 year old woman. The histologic, histochemical, immunocytochemical and ultrastructural features of the tumor were consistent with a diagnosis of fibrosarcoma. Furthermore, the tumor displayed evidence of close relations with the thymus capsule; the possibility that it may arise from the thymic stroma is considered. The differential diagnosis of spindle cell tumors of the mediastinum is also discussed.
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Dipartimento di Biopatologia Umana, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Roma, Italy.
Remotti
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Marzullo
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Faraggiana
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Muda
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Baroni
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000473:pathology*