Myofibroma, Myopericytoma, Myoepithelioma, and Myofibroblastoma of Skin and Soft Tissue

Robert E LeBlanc; Janis Taube

doi:10.1016/j.path.2011.08.003

Myofibroma, Myopericytoma, Myoepithelioma, and Myofibroblastoma of Skin and Soft Tissue

Surg Pathol Clin. 2011 Sep;4(3):745-59. doi: 10.1016/j.path.2011.08.003.

Authors

Robert E LeBlanc¹, Janis Taube²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
² Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.

PMID: 26837646
DOI: 10.1016/j.path.2011.08.003

Abstract

The authors address a group of loosely associated, characteristically benign soft tissue neoplasms that exhibit partial myoid differentiation. The entities share similarities in morphology and in nomenclature that have historically created confusion. The authors attempt to clarify the distinct architectural patterns and the corresponding immunophenotypic and ultrastructural features that distinguish myofibroma, myopericytoma, myoepithelioma, and myofibroblastoma.