Desmoplastic fibroma

PubMed, the Internet portal of biomedical and life sciences literature, indexed an interesting article, entitled “Desmoplastic fibroma of the rib: two case reports” (Ann Pathol. 2005 Oct;25(5):398-401). Authors are Ayadi-Kaddour A, Ben Slama S, Braham E еt al, from the Service d’Anatomie Pathologique. Desmoplastic fibroma is a very rare primary tumor of bone, closely related to aggressive fibromatosis of soft tissue. Radiologically, the lesion shows no distinctive features, often simulating osteosarcoma, fibrous dysplasia, or fibrosarcoma. Rib involvement by desmoplastic fibroma is extremely rare. The authors present two cases of desmoplastic fibroma involving this unusual location with lytic costal lesion and chest wall extension. To access the full abstract of the article, click here.