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sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma

Sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma is a rare variant of fibrosarcoma. It is a mesenchymal neoplasm composed of round to oval cells dispersed in a nestlike or cordlike distribution on a highly collagenous tissue background and is now recognized as a distinct clinical entity.

Cytogenetics

- der(10)t(10;17)(p11;q11) (10p11 and 17q11)
- t(X;6)(q13;q15) (10867148)
- t(6;13)(p11.2;q13) (10867148)

Amplification

- 12q13
- 12q15

See also

- low-grade fibrosarcomas

References

- Meis-Kindblom JM, Kindblom LG, Enzinger FM. Sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma. A variant of fibrosarcoma simulating carcinoma. Am J Surg Pathol. 1995 Sep;19(9):979-93. PMID: 7661286

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