Indian Journal of Pathology and Oncology
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 2

Giant Cell Fibroblastoma-A rare soft tissue tumor in an elderly female

  • Author:
  • K Amita1,, S Vijay Shankar2, Sarvesh3, M G Abhishek1
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 105 to 108

1Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, B. G. Nagara, Mandya District, Karnataka state, India-571448

2Professor, Department of Pathology, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, B. G. Nagara, Mandya District, Karnataka state, India-571448

3Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, B. G. Nagara, Mandya District, Karnataka state, India-571448

*Corresponding Author: Email: dramitay@rediffmail.com

Online published on 18 December, 2015.

Abstract

Giant cell fibroblastoma (GCF) is a rare soft tissue tumor of intermediate group occurring most commonly in children. Unusually it has been known to occur in adults and very rarely to involve patients older than 60 years of age. We report a rare case of giant cell fibroblastoma in a 72 year old female patient Pathologist need to be aware of the occurrence of this rare entity in advanced age and its morphology in order not to mistake it for a high grade sarcoma.

Keywords

Giant cell, fibroblastoma, sarcoma