title: Desmoplastic fibroblastoma (collagenous fibroma): a case identified in the buccal mucosa.
abstract: Desmoplastic fibroblastoma is a rare, benign, soft tissue tumor affecting mainly the subcutaneous and muscle tissue. Only five cases identified in the oral cavity have been reported in prior literature. This article presents a case report of a 56-year-old man, with no previous history of trauma, who presented a slow-growing mass in the buccal mucosa. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry staining studies were performed, and a diagnosis of the desmoplastic fibroblastoma was made. The patient has been disease-free for one year.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sílvia Ferreira
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: de Sousa
authors.forename: Patrícia Carlos
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Caldeira
authors.forename: Soraya de Mattos Camargo
authors.initials: Sde M
authors.lastname: Grossmann
authors.forename: Maria Cássia Ferreira
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: de Aguiar
authors.forename: Ricardo Alves
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Mesquita
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis; D018220:Fibroma, Desmoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D015726:Giant Cells / Q000473:pathology; D005885:Gingival Hyperplasia / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor