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Desmoplastic fibroma of the jaw bones: A series of twenty-two cases

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Highlights • In desmoid-type soft tissue fibromatosis we could see the beta-catenin in the nuclei of neoplastic cells as a diagnostic feature.• Beta-catenin in the nuclei of neoplastic cells could… Click to show full abstract

Highlights • In desmoid-type soft tissue fibromatosis we could see the beta-catenin in the nuclei of neoplastic cells as a diagnostic feature.• Beta-catenin in the nuclei of neoplastic cells could not be detected in the present DF series.• Most of the DF cases expressed only cytoplasmic beta-catenin immunostainings.• Immunohistochemical staining difference of jaw bone desmoplastic fibromas from other soft tissue and bone lesions may be related to the origination of jaw bone from the neural crest.

Keywords: beta catenin; fibroma jaw; desmoplastic fibroma; bone; series; jaw

Journal Title: Journal of Bone Oncology
Year Published: 2021

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