Multicentric extra-abdominal 'myofibromatosis': report of a case with ultrastructural findings.
A case of multicentric extra-abdominal fibromatosis, a rare entity, arising in a young female is presented. Three separate lesions developed in the same limb over a period of 11 years, one of which recurred on two occasions. Electron microscopy of the most recent tumour showed a predominance of myofibroblasts. The literature regarding extra-abdominal fibromatosis is reviewed and discussed. Redesignation of both abdominal and extra-abdominal fibromatoses as myofibromatoses is suggested.
D000005:Abdomen; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure