Angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma in a 25-year-old male

Angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma (AFH) is a rare disease that is often misdiagnosed initially. Patients can present with a clinical picture concerning for other diseases, and pathologic review is not always revealing. Molecular diagnostics are increasingly being utilized to detect gene fusions chara...

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Veröffentlicht in:Rare tumors 2010-06, Vol.2 (2), p.e20-56
Hauptverfasser: Mansfield, Aaron, Larson, Brenda, Stafford, Scott L, Shives, Thomas C, Haddock, Michael G, Dingli, David
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Zusammenfassung:Angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma (AFH) is a rare disease that is often misdiagnosed initially. Patients can present with a clinical picture concerning for other diseases, and pathologic review is not always revealing. Molecular diagnostics are increasingly being utilized to detect gene fusions characteristic for AFH. Surgery remains the mainstay of management, and can effectively control local recurrences and metastases. Herein we describe a case report of a 25-year-old gentleman whose presentation was concerning for lymphoma. Subsequently we review of the relevant literature.
ISSN:2036-3613
2036-3605
2036-3613
DOI:10.4081/rt.2010.e20