title: Desmoplastic fibroblastoma presenting as a parotid tumour: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Desmoplastic fibroblastomas (DFs) are rare fibrous soft tissue tumours that usually arise in subcutaneous tissue or skeletal muscle in a variety of anatomical sites. These lesions most frequently present as painless, slow-growing mobile masses. A case of DF is described in a 47-year-old man who presented with a painless right parotid mass of 2 months duration. At surgery, the lesion was attached to the tail of the right parotid gland. Histopathological examination demonstrated a fibrous lesion comprising spindled and stellate shaped fibroblasts with focal myxoid stromal change. The features were consistent with a DF. This report documents a rare parotid lesion which may mimic other more common parotid gland neoplasms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Westmead Hospital, Unit19 7-9 Queens Road, Westmead, Sydney, NSW, 2145, Australia. vinayaknraj@gmail.com
authors.forename: Vinayak
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nagaraja
authors.forename: Hedley G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.forename: Gary J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Morgan
mesh_terms: D018220:Fibroma, Desmoplastic / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*