Aged ; Back ; pathology ; CD57 Antigens ; metabolism ; Chondrosarcoma ; metabolism ; pathology ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Fibroma, Ossifying ; metabolism ; pathology ; Humans ; Male ; Phosphopyruvate Hydratase ; metabolism ; S100 Proteins ; metabolism ; Soft Tissue Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology

Breast Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Carcinoma ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Fibroma ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Humans ; Keratins ; metabolism ; Middle Aged ; Vimentin ; metabolism

Adult ; Calcinosis ; metabolism ; pathology ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Fibroma ; metabolism ; pathology ; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors ; pathology ; Humans ; Male ; Stomach Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; Vimentin ; metabolism

Angiofibroma ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Angiomyoma ; metabolism ; pathology ; Antigens, CD34 ; metabolism ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Fibroma ; metabolism ; pathology ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Leiomyoma ; metabolism ; pathology ; Middle Aged ; Mucin-1 ; metabolism ; Myxoma ; metabolism ; pathology ; Vimentin ; metabolism ; Vulvar Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery

Actins ; immunology ; metabolism ; Antibodies, Monoclonal ; metabolism ; Child ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Fibroma ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Follow-Up Studies ; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors ; metabolism ; pathology ; Humans ; Leiomyoma ; metabolism ; pathology ; Male ; Pyloric Antrum ; pathology ; Stomach Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Vimentin ; metabolism

Adult ; Antigens, CD ; metabolism ; Antigens, CD34 ; metabolism ; Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic ; metabolism ; Dermatofibrosarcoma ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Fibroma ; metabolism ; pathology ; Humans ; Lipoma ; pathology ; Neurofibroma ; metabolism ; pathology ; Receptors, Cell Surface ; metabolism ; Skin Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery

Actins ; metabolism ; Adult ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Fibroma ; pathology ; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors ; pathology ; Humans ; Panniculitis, Peritoneal ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Peritoneal Neoplasms ; pathology

OBJECTIVETo study the characteristic changes of 31P-MR spectroscopy of bone and soft tissue tumors.

METHODS41 patients were examined by phosphorus surface coil of 3 tesla MR machine, including 18 benign tumor foci and 28 malignant foci, and adjacent normal muscles. The areas under the peaks of various metabolites in the spectra were measured, including phosphomonoester (PME), inorganic phosphours (Pi), phosphodiester (PDE), phosphocreatine (Pcr), adenosine triphosphate (ATP) gamma, alpha, beta. The ratios of the metabolites to beta-ATP, NTP and Pcr were calculated. Intracellular pH was calculated according to the chemical shift change of Pi relative to Pcr.

RESULTSThe ratios of Pcr/PME and PME/NTP in benign and malignant tumor groups were significantly different from those of the normal group (P<0.05). Between benign and malignant tumor groups, the ratios of PME/beta-ATP and PME/NTP were significantly different (P<0.05).

CONCLUSIONPcr/PME and PME/NTP are potential diagnostic indexes of bone and soft tissue tumors. PME/beta-ATP and PME/NTP are potential indexes of differential diagnosis of bone and soft tissue tumors.

Adenosine Triphosphate ; metabolism ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Bone Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; metabolism ; Child ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Fibroma ; diagnosis ; metabolism ; Giant Cell Tumors ; diagnosis ; metabolism ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ; methods ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Organophosphates ; metabolism ; Osteosarcoma ; diagnosis ; metabolism ; Phosphocreatine ; metabolism ; Phosphorus ; metabolism ; Phosphorus Isotopes ; Sarcoma, Ewing ; diagnosis ; metabolism ; Soft Tissue Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; metabolism ; Young Adult

Sporadic sclerotic fibroma (SF) and solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) arising in the oral cavity are very rare. In this report, we describe two cases of oral pathology, one involving SF and the other involving SFT. Both cases presented with well- circumscribed, firm nodules with similar gross findings. However, the histologic findings of the SF and SFT showed rather distinct features. The SF was composed of hyalinized sclerotic collagen bundles arranged in a whorled pattern, whereas the SFT was formed by spindles cells arranged in hypo- and hypercellular areas. The immunohistochemical findings were similar in both cases; there was positivity for vimentin, CD34, and CD99, but bcl-2 positivity was only seen in the SFT. Although their histopathologies are similar, SF and SFT should be considered in the differential diagnosis of soft tissue tumors in the oral cavity.
Adult ; Antigens, CD/analysis ; Antigens, CD34/analysis ; Cell Adhesion Molecules/analysis ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Fibroma/*diagnosis/metabolism ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Mouth/chemistry/*pathology ; Mouth Neoplasms/*diagnosis/metabolism ; Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue/*diagnosis/metabolism ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/analysis ; Vimentin/analysis

Actins ; metabolism ; Aged ; Breast Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Carcinoma ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Fasciitis ; metabolism ; pathology ; Female ; Fibroma ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Humans ; Keratin-5 ; metabolism ; Mastectomy, Modified Radical ; Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue ; metabolism ; pathology