title: Myxoinflammatory fibroblastic sarcoma of the neck.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Myxoinflammatory fibroblastic sarcoma (MIFS), also named inflammatory myxohyaline tumor of distal extremities with virocyte or Reed-Sternberg cells, is a rare tumor typically presenting as a painless mass in the extremities.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present an unusual case of MIFS presenting as a subcutaneous neck mass. This is the first reported case of MIFS presenting in the neck.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Therefore, this lesion must be considered in the differential diagnosis for painless subcutaneous masses presenting not only in the distal extremities, but also in the neck.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  MIFS has only recently been recognized. The differential diagnosis for MIFS is broad, and it can often be mistaken for several different inflammatory and neoplastic processes, which may require different treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO 80262, USA. robmcfarlane@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Rob
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McFarlane
authors.forename: Arlen D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Meyers
authors.forename: Loren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Golitz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000378:metabolism; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000473:pathology*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000473:pathology; D009236:Myxosarcoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD