"Fibroma, Desmoplastic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A extremely rare bone tumor characterized by abundant collagen formation and a fibrous stroma, without evidence of mitosis or pleomorphism. It appears on x-rays as an osteolytic lesion with well-defined margins and must be differentiated from primary fibrosarcoma of bone. (DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, p1441)
| Descriptor ID |
D018220
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.450.565.590.340.345
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| Concept/Terms |
Fibroma, Desmoplastic- Fibroma, Desmoplastic
- Desmoplastic Fibroma
- Desmoplastic Fibromas
- Fibromas, Desmoplastic
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Desmoplastic fibroma of the spine causing severe mediastinal compression and brachial plexus encasement: report of 2 cases. J Neurosurg Spine. 2013 Oct; 19(4):515-20.