Mohan Narasimhamurthy, Deepika Savant, Lauren Shreve, Mark A Rosen, Major Kenneth Lee, Kumarasen Cooper, Emma E Furth, Paul J Zhang, Zhaohai Yang
Myofibroblastoma is a rare benign mesenchymal tumor first described in the breast. It is also known as mammary-type myofibroblastoma outside of the breast, more frequently located along the embryonic milk line. Exceptionally, myofibroblastoma can occur at visceral locations. We present a case of myofibroblastoma detected incidentally in the liver. A well-circumscribed mass, grossly measuring 6.2 cm in the liver parenchyma, was found on imaging studies. Histologically, the lesion is characterized by benign spindle cells in a hyalinized collagenous stroma, with positive staining for SMA and ER, focal positivity for CD34, negative for desmin, and loss of RB1...
March 14, 2023: International Journal of Surgical Pathology