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Nuchal-Type Fibroma

MedGen UID:
288542
•Concept ID:
C1532393
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Nuchal Fibroma; Nuchal fibroma; Nuchal-type fibroma
SNOMED CT: Nuchal fibroma (403987004); Nuchal-type fibroma (414881000); Nuchal fibroma (414881000)

Definition

A rare non-encapsulated and poorly circumscribed tumor that usually arises from the posterior neck. It is seen more frequently in men and is characterized by the presence of thick collagen fibers. It may recur but does not metastasize. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVNuchal-Type Fibroma

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Nuchal-type Fibroma: Single-Center Experience and Systematic Literature Review.
Kostakis ID, Feretis T, Damaskos C, Garmpis N, Liapis G, Pateras I, Garmpi A, Georgakopoulou VE, Antoniou EA
In Vivo 2020 Sep-Oct;34(5):2217-2223. doi: 10.21873/invivo.12032. PMID: 32871744Free PMC Article
Nuchal-type fibroma: a clinicopathologic study of 52 cases.
Michal M, Fetsch JF, Hes O, Miettinen M
Cancer 1999 Jan 1;85(1):156-63. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19990101)85:1<156::aid-cncr22>3.0.co;2-o. PMID: 9921988

Diagnosis

Repetitive trauma-induced extra-nuchal-type fibroma.
Jayaram PR, Walsh J, Lari H, Mohammad N, Mallinson PI, Ouellette HA
Skeletal Radiol 2022 Mar;51(3):681-685. Epub 2021 Sep 23 doi: 10.1007/s00256-021-03912-7. PMID: 34554278Free PMC Article
Nuchal-type Fibroma: Single-Center Experience and Systematic Literature Review.
Kostakis ID, Feretis T, Damaskos C, Garmpis N, Liapis G, Pateras I, Garmpi A, Georgakopoulou VE, Antoniou EA
In Vivo 2020 Sep-Oct;34(5):2217-2223. doi: 10.21873/invivo.12032. PMID: 32871744Free PMC Article
Extra nuchal-type fibroma associated with elastosis, traumatic neuroma, a rare APC gene missense mutation, and a very rare MUTYH gene polymorphism: a case report and review of the literature*.
Linos K, Sedivcová M, Cerna K, Sima R, Kazakov DV, Nazeer T, Glazyrin A, Valerian BT, Carlson JA
J Cutan Pathol 2011 Nov;38(11):911-8. Epub 2011 Jul 14 doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2011.01745.x. PMID: 21752055
Nuchal-type fibroma of the buttock: magnetic resonance imaging findings.
Lee GK, Suh KJ, Lee SM, Lee SJ
Jpn J Radiol 2010 Aug;28(7):538-41. Epub 2010 Aug 27 doi: 10.1007/s11604-010-0459-4. PMID: 20799020
Nuchal-type fibroma of the ankle: a case report.
Sraj SA, Lahoud LE, Musharafieh R, Taha A
J Foot Ankle Surg 2008 Jul-Aug;47(4):332-6. Epub 2008 May 12 doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2008.03.004. PMID: 18590898

Prognosis

Nuchal-type fibroma: a clinicopathologic study of 52 cases.
Michal M, Fetsch JF, Hes O, Miettinen M
Cancer 1999 Jan 1;85(1):156-63. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19990101)85:1<156::aid-cncr22>3.0.co;2-o. PMID: 9921988

Clinical prediction guides

CD34+ stromal cells/fibroblasts/fibrocytes/telocytes as a tissue reserve and a principal source of mesenchymal cells. Location, morphology, function and role in pathology.
Díaz-Flores L, Gutiérrez R, García MP, Sáez FJ, Díaz-Flores L Jr, Valladares F, Madrid JF
Histol Histopathol 2014 Jul;29(7):831-70. Epub 2014 Feb 3 doi: 10.14670/HH-29.831. PMID: 24488810

Recent systematic reviews

Nuchal-type Fibroma: Single-Center Experience and Systematic Literature Review.
Kostakis ID, Feretis T, Damaskos C, Garmpis N, Liapis G, Pateras I, Garmpi A, Georgakopoulou VE, Antoniou EA
In Vivo 2020 Sep-Oct;34(5):2217-2223. doi: 10.21873/invivo.12032. PMID: 32871744Free PMC Article

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