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===Molecular=== | ===Molecular=== | ||
*ALK rearrangements.<ref name=pmid21297584/> | *ALK rearrangements.<ref name=pmid21297584/> | ||
==Proliferative fasciitis== | |||
===General=== | |||
*Benign. | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features:<ref name=pmid1566969>{{Cite journal | last1 = Meis | first1 = JM. | last2 = Enzinger | first2 = FM. | title = Proliferative fasciitis and myositis of childhood. | journal = Am J Surg Pathol | volume = 16 | issue = 4 | pages = 364-72 | month = Apr | year = 1992 | doi = | PMID = 1566969 }}</ref> | |||
*Large polygonal (ganglion-like) and/or spindled cells with: | |||
**Vesicular (clear) nuclei. | |||
**Prominent nucleoli. | |||
*+/-Binucleation. | |||
*Loose myxoid stroma. | |||
*Frequent typical mitoses. | |||
**'''No''' atypical mitoses. | |||
Images: | |||
*[http://www.medicine.virginia.edu/clinical/departments/pathology/Case%20Studies/known-pathology-cases/95_4-page Proliferative fasciitis - several images (virginia.edu)]. | |||
==Elastofibroma== | ==Elastofibroma== | ||