title: Hyalinizing spindle cell tumor with giant rosettes: a case report.
abstract: Hyalinizing spindle cell tumor with giant rosettes (HSCTGR) is characterized by both giant rosette-like structures with collagen cores sparsely distributed throughout the tumor and fibromyxoid stroma. It is a rare low-grade sarcoma with indolent behavior, and wide excision with long-term follow-up is the best treatment. Although originally considered a distinct entity, it is now regarded as a variant of low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma. We present a case of HSCTGR arising in the deep soft tissue of the left knee in a 50-year-old woman and provide a brief review of the literature for comparison.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Sheau-Fang
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Chiang-Shin
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Chee-Yin
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chai
authors.forename: Song-Hsiung
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chien
authors.forename: Chien-Kao
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*