Head and Neck Pathology

, Volume 5, Issue 2, pp 175–179 | Cite as

Desmoplastic Fibroblastoma (Collagenous Fibroma): A Case Identified in the Buccal Mucosa

  • Sílvia Ferreira de Sousa
  • Patrícia Carlos Caldeira
  • Soraya de Mattos Camargo Grossmann
  • Maria Cássia Ferreira de Aguiar
  • Ricardo Alves Mesquita
Case Report
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Abstract

Desmoplastic fibroblastoma is a rare, benign, soft tissue tumor affecting mainly the subcutaneous and muscle tissue. Only five cases identified in the oral cavity have been reported in prior literature. This article presents a case report of a 56-year-old man, with no previous history of trauma, who presented a slow-growing mass in the buccal mucosa. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry staining studies were performed, and a diagnosis of the desmoplastic fibroblastoma was made. The patient has been disease-free for one year.

Keywords

Collagenous fibroma Desmoplastic fibroblastoma Fibroma Neoplasm of connective and soft tissue 
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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by grants from the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) (# 301490/2007-4). Mesquita RA and Aguiar MCF are research fellows of CNPq.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Sílvia Ferreira de Sousa
    • 1
  • Patrícia Carlos Caldeira
    • 1
  • Soraya de Mattos Camargo Grossmann
    • 1
  • Maria Cássia Ferreira de Aguiar
    • 1
  • Ricardo Alves Mesquita
    • 1
    • 2
  1. 1.Department of Oral Surgery and Pathology, School of DentistryUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo HorizonteBrazil
  2. 2.Faculdade de Odontologia, Departamento de Clínica, Patologia e Cirurgia OdontológicasUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo HorizonteBrazil

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