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Microscopic findings of the tumor resected 5 years previously, and an MRI scan and
macroscopic findings of the recurrent tumor. (a) A low-power view of the tumor revealed
a poorly circumscribed lesion. Bar = 1.0 mm (H&E staining; original magnification: x
12.5). (b) The tumor showed a fascicular pattern with moderate cellularity. Bar = 200 mum
(H&E staining; original magnification: x 100). (c) The tumor was composed of spindle
cells with mild to moderate nuclear atypia. Bar = 50.0 mum (H&E staining; original
magnification: x 400). (d) The tumor cells were considered to be reactive for nuclear
beta-catenin. Bar = 50.0 mum (original magnification: x 400). (e) Enhanced T1-weighted MRI
showed a 43 mm tumor in the left nasal cavity. The orbit adjacent to the tumor was
slightly unclear. (f) The tumor tissue resected from the nasal cavity, weighed 16 g (in
total) and had a tan color.
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A microscopic study of the tumor revealed a poorly circumscribed lesion (Figure 1(a)). The tumor showed a fascicular fashion with moderate cellularity (Figure 1(b)). The tumor was composed of spindle cells with mild to moderate nuclear atypia (Figure 1(c)). They were considered to be reactive for nuclear beta-catenin (Figure 1(d)) and negative for desmin. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a 43 mm tumor in the left nasal cavity with suggestion of orbit involvement (Figure 1(e)). Recurrence of the desmoid-type fibromatosis was clinically considered, and the tumor was surgically removed, weighing 16 g in total and showing a tan-colored cut surface (Figure 1(f)).
Microscopic and immunohistochemical findings of the recurrent tumor. (a) A low-power
view showed a poorly circumscribed lesion intermingled with hemorrhage. Bar = 1.0 mm
(H&E staining; original magnification: x12.5). (b) The tumor showed a fascicular
growth pattern with high cellularity. Bar = 200 mum (H&E staining; original
magnification: x100). (c) The tumor was predominantly composed of atypical spindle cells
with elongated nuclei and scant cytoplasm. Bar = 50.0 mum (H&E staining; original
magnification: x400). (d) Scattered eosinophilic rhabdomyoblasts were present.
Bar = 50.0 mum (H&E staining; original magnification: x400). (e) A high-power view of
tumor cells with cross-striations. Bar = 20.0 mum (H&E staining; original
magnification: x1000). ((f)-(h)) The tumor cells were not reactive for (f) nuclear
beta-catenin but were positive for (g) myogenin and (h) MyoD1. Bar = 50.0 mum (original
magnification: x400). (i) The tumor was positive for H3K27me3. Bar = 50.0 mum (original
magnification: x400).
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Microscopically, the lesion was poorly circumscribed and intermingled with hemorrhage (Figure 2(a)). The tumor displayed a fascicular growth pattern with high cellularity and was predominantly composed of atypical spindle cells with elongated nuclei and scant cytoplasm (Figure 2(b) and (c)). In addition, scattered eosinophilic rhabdomyoblasts and cross-striations in the tumor cells were present (Figure 2(d) and (e)). Immunohistochemistry revealed that the tumor cells were not reactive for nuclear beta-catenin (Figure 2(f)) but were positive for myogenin (Figure 2(g)), myoglobin, desmin, MyoD1 (Figure 2(h)), alpha-SMA, HHF-35, cytokeratin CAM5.2, and epithelial membrane antigen (EMA).