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Fibrosarcoma of Soft Tissue
Eric Walker, MD, MHA, FACR, FACHECatherine C. Roberts, MD
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KEY FACTS

  • Terminology

    • Imaging

      • Top Differential Diagnoses

        • Clinical Issues

          TERMINOLOGY

          • Definitions

            • Rare sarcoma composed of relatively monomorphic fibroblastic tumor cells with variable collagen production and often herringbone architecture
            • Pathologic diagnosis of exclusion

          IMAGING

          • General Features

            • Radiographic Findings

              • CT Findings

                • MR Findings

                  • Ultrasonographic Findings

                    • Nuclear Medicine Findings

                      • Imaging Recommendations

                        DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

                          PATHOLOGY

                          • General Features

                            • Staging, Grading, & Classification

                              • Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features

                                • Microscopic Features

                                  CLINICAL ISSUES

                                  • Presentation

                                    • Demographics

                                      • Natural History & Prognosis

                                        • Treatment

                                          Selected References

                                          1. Dahl M et al: Primary site and other prognostic factors for fibrosarcoma: an analysis of the National Cancer Database. Cureus. 13(10):e19163, 2021
                                          2. Yoshida A et al: Adult fibrosarcoma. In Fletcher CDM et al: WHO Classification of Tumours: Soft Tissue and Bone Tumours. 5th ed. IARC Press. 122-3, 2020
                                          3. Hoesly PM et al: Prognostic impact of fibrosarcomatous transformation in dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: a cohort study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 72(3):419-25, 2015
                                          4. Verschoor AJ et al: Radiation-induced sarcomas occurring in desmoid-type fibromatosis are not always derived from the primary tumor. Am J Surg Pathol. 39(12):1701-7, 2015
                                          5. Kransdorf MJ et al: Fibrous and fibrohistiocytic tumors. In Kransdorf MJ et al: Imaging of Soft Tissue Tumors. 3rd ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 322-8, 2014
                                          6. Walker EA et al: Magnetic resonance imaging of malignant soft tissue neoplasms in the adult. Radiol Clin North Am. 49(6):1219-34, vi, 2011
                                          7. Weiss SW et al: Fibrosarcoma. In Weiss SW et al: Enzinger and Weiss' Soft Tissue Tumors. 5th ed. Elsevier. 303-10, 2008
                                          8. Fisher C et al: Adult fibrosarcoma. In Fletcher CDM et al: WHO Classification of Tumours. Pathology and Genetics of Tumours of Soft Tissue and Bone. IARC Press. 100-1, 2002
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                                          KEY FACTS

                                          • Terminology

                                            • Imaging

                                              • Top Differential Diagnoses

                                                • Clinical Issues

                                                  TERMINOLOGY

                                                  • Definitions

                                                    • Rare sarcoma composed of relatively monomorphic fibroblastic tumor cells with variable collagen production and often herringbone architecture
                                                    • Pathologic diagnosis of exclusion

                                                  IMAGING

                                                  • General Features

                                                    • Radiographic Findings

                                                      • CT Findings

                                                        • MR Findings

                                                          • Ultrasonographic Findings

                                                            • Nuclear Medicine Findings

                                                              • Imaging Recommendations

                                                                DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

                                                                  PATHOLOGY

                                                                  • General Features

                                                                    • Staging, Grading, & Classification

                                                                      • Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features

                                                                        • Microscopic Features

                                                                          CLINICAL ISSUES

                                                                          • Presentation

                                                                            • Demographics

                                                                              • Natural History & Prognosis

                                                                                • Treatment

                                                                                  Selected References

                                                                                  1. Dahl M et al: Primary site and other prognostic factors for fibrosarcoma: an analysis of the National Cancer Database. Cureus. 13(10):e19163, 2021
                                                                                  2. Yoshida A et al: Adult fibrosarcoma. In Fletcher CDM et al: WHO Classification of Tumours: Soft Tissue and Bone Tumours. 5th ed. IARC Press. 122-3, 2020
                                                                                  3. Hoesly PM et al: Prognostic impact of fibrosarcomatous transformation in dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: a cohort study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 72(3):419-25, 2015
                                                                                  4. Verschoor AJ et al: Radiation-induced sarcomas occurring in desmoid-type fibromatosis are not always derived from the primary tumor. Am J Surg Pathol. 39(12):1701-7, 2015
                                                                                  5. Kransdorf MJ et al: Fibrous and fibrohistiocytic tumors. In Kransdorf MJ et al: Imaging of Soft Tissue Tumors. 3rd ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 322-8, 2014
                                                                                  6. Walker EA et al: Magnetic resonance imaging of malignant soft tissue neoplasms in the adult. Radiol Clin North Am. 49(6):1219-34, vi, 2011
                                                                                  7. Weiss SW et al: Fibrosarcoma. In Weiss SW et al: Enzinger and Weiss' Soft Tissue Tumors. 5th ed. Elsevier. 303-10, 2008
                                                                                  8. Fisher C et al: Adult fibrosarcoma. In Fletcher CDM et al: WHO Classification of Tumours. Pathology and Genetics of Tumours of Soft Tissue and Bone. IARC Press. 100-1, 2002