Plexiform fibromyxoma: Review of rare mesenchymal gastric neoplasm and its differential diagnosis
Mustafa Erdem Arslan, Hua Li, Zhiyan Fu, Timothy A. Jennings, Hwajeong Lee
Abstract
) rearrangement. The recent increase in publications on PF reflects growing recognition of this entity with expansion of clinical and pathologic findings in these cases. Herein we provide a review of PF in comparison to other mesenchymal tumors with histologic and molecular resemblance to raise the awareness of this enigmatic neoplasm. Also, we highlight the challenges pathologists face when the sample is small, or such rare entity is encountered intraoperatively.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineDifferential diagnosisMesenchymal stem cellPathologyRadiologyGastrointestinal Tumor Research and TreatmentSarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentNeurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases