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Abstract

Low-grade superficial connective tumors are a heterogeneous group of benign/reactive, intermediate—locally aggressive and intermediate—rarely metastasizing lesions arising in skin and subcutaneous/superficial soft tissues. The most common targets for fine needle aspiration (FNA) in this group of lesions are schwannomas, desmoids, and “pseudosarcomatous lesions” such as nodular fasciitis. Experience of FNA of angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma (AFH), fibrous hamartoma of infancy (FHI) and some other rare soft tissue lesions is limited, at most based on single cases or short series.

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Domanski, H.A. (2018). Low-Grade Superficial Connective Tumors. In: Klijanienko, J., Pohar Marinšek, Ž., Domanski, H. (eds) Small Volume Biopsy in Pediatric Tumors. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61027-6_5

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