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Malignant transformation of polyostotic fibrous dysplasia with aberrant keratin expression.
Human pathology - 1 Apr 2017
Zreik Riyam T, Littrell Laurel A, Jin Long, Oliveira Andre M, Fritchie Karen J
Abstract excerpt
Malignant transformation of fibrous dysplasia (FD) is exceedingly rare, occurring in less than 1% of all FD cases, and has been described in both monostotic and polyostotic forms of this entity. We report a case of a large proximal femur mass arising in a 45-year-old man. The biopsy revealed a high-grade pleomorphic malignancy that focally expressed multiple keratins. Based on the presence of keratin...
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