Benign, nodular fibroblastic/myofibroblastic proliferations typically arising in volar aspect of hands and fingers or plantar aponeurosis
Involvement of aponeurosis and variably subcutis and dermis
Solitary nodules are still called "fibromatosis"; histologically different entity than fibroma
IMAGING
General Features
Radiographic Findings
MR Findings
Ultrasonographic Findings
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
Selected References
Stewart BD et al: Palmar and plantar fibromatosis: a review. J Pathol Transl Med. 55(4):265-70, 2021
Thway K et al: Palmar fibromatosis and plantar fibromatosis. In Fletcher CDM et al: World Health Organization Classification of Tumours: Soft Tissue and Bone Tumours. 5th ed. IARC Press. 90-2, 2020
Adib O et al: Ledderhose's disease: radiologic/pathologic correlation of superficial plantar fibromatosis. Diagn Interv Imaging. 95(9):893-6, 2014
Kransdorf MJ et al: Fibrous and fibrohistiocytic tumors. In Kransdorf MJ et al: Imaging of Soft Tissue Tumors. 3rd ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 267-71, 2014
Lennox L et al: Superficial plantar fibromatosis. Cutis. 92(5):220, 225, 226, 2013
Walker EA et al: Imaging features of superficial and deep fibromatoses in the adult population. Sarcoma. 2012:215810, 2012
Walker EA et al: Magnetic resonance imaging of benign soft tissue neoplasms in adults. Radiol Clin North Am. 49(6):1197-217, vi, 2011
Walker EA et al: Magnetic resonance imaging of soft-tissue masses. Semin Roentgenol. 45(4):277-97, 2010
Weiss SW et al: Fibromatoses. In Weiss SW et al: Enzinger and Weiss' Soft Tissue Tumors. 5th ed. Elsevier. 227-35, 2008
Goldblum J et al: Superficial fibromatoses. In Fletcher CDM et al: World Health Organization Classification of Tumours. Pathology and Genetics of Tumours of Soft Tissue and Bone. IARC Press. 81-2, 2002
Montgomery E et al: Superficial fibromatoses are genetically distinct from deep fibromatoses. Mod Pathol. 14(7):695-701, 2001
Robbin MR et al: Imaging of musculoskeletal fibromatosis. Radiographics. 21(3):585-600, 2001
Benign, nodular fibroblastic/myofibroblastic proliferations typically arising in volar aspect of hands and fingers or plantar aponeurosis
Involvement of aponeurosis and variably subcutis and dermis
Solitary nodules are still called "fibromatosis"; histologically different entity than fibroma
IMAGING
General Features
Radiographic Findings
MR Findings
Ultrasonographic Findings
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
Selected References
Stewart BD et al: Palmar and plantar fibromatosis: a review. J Pathol Transl Med. 55(4):265-70, 2021
Thway K et al: Palmar fibromatosis and plantar fibromatosis. In Fletcher CDM et al: World Health Organization Classification of Tumours: Soft Tissue and Bone Tumours. 5th ed. IARC Press. 90-2, 2020
Adib O et al: Ledderhose's disease: radiologic/pathologic correlation of superficial plantar fibromatosis. Diagn Interv Imaging. 95(9):893-6, 2014
Kransdorf MJ et al: Fibrous and fibrohistiocytic tumors. In Kransdorf MJ et al: Imaging of Soft Tissue Tumors. 3rd ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 267-71, 2014
Lennox L et al: Superficial plantar fibromatosis. Cutis. 92(5):220, 225, 226, 2013
Walker EA et al: Imaging features of superficial and deep fibromatoses in the adult population. Sarcoma. 2012:215810, 2012
Walker EA et al: Magnetic resonance imaging of benign soft tissue neoplasms in adults. Radiol Clin North Am. 49(6):1197-217, vi, 2011
Walker EA et al: Magnetic resonance imaging of soft-tissue masses. Semin Roentgenol. 45(4):277-97, 2010
Weiss SW et al: Fibromatoses. In Weiss SW et al: Enzinger and Weiss' Soft Tissue Tumors. 5th ed. Elsevier. 227-35, 2008
Goldblum J et al: Superficial fibromatoses. In Fletcher CDM et al: World Health Organization Classification of Tumours. Pathology and Genetics of Tumours of Soft Tissue and Bone. IARC Press. 81-2, 2002
Montgomery E et al: Superficial fibromatoses are genetically distinct from deep fibromatoses. Mod Pathol. 14(7):695-701, 2001
Robbin MR et al: Imaging of musculoskeletal fibromatosis. Radiographics. 21(3):585-600, 2001
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