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Peritoneal Calcifying Fibrous Tumor

MedGen UID:
1792212
•Concept ID:
C5555771
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Mesenteric Calcifying Fibrous Tumor

Definition

A benign well-circumscribed lesion arising from the mesentery. It is characterized by the presence of fibroblasts, lymphoplasmacytic infiltrates, collagenous stroma formation, psammoma bodies, and dystrophic calcifications. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPeritoneal Calcifying Fibrous Tumor

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Multiple calcifying fibrous tumors: an incidental finding.
Nair N, Chen F, Klimstra D, Sarpel U
Surgery 2011 Sep;150(3):568-9. Epub 2010 Feb 8 doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2009.12.007. PMID: 20116816
Calcifying fibrous pseudotumor of the breast.
Mangat A, Schiller C, Mengoni P, Reynolds C, Jeruss JS
Breast J 2009 May-Jun;15(3):299-301. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2009.00721.x. PMID: 19645787
Familial peritoneal multifocal calcifying fibrous tumor.
Chen KT
Am J Clin Pathol 2003 Jun;119(6):811-5. doi: 10.1309/MXC6-TWEL-UUH4-20W0. PMID: 12817428

Diagnosis

Giant peritoneal loose body - case report.
Rykovský M, Michal M
Rozhl Chir 2023;102(9):366-370. doi: 10.33699/PIS.2023.102.9.366-370. PMID: 38286666
Calcifying fibrous tumor of the terminal ileum mesentery: Case report.
Prucker J, Salaheddin-Nassr Y, Leidl S
Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 Dec;97(51):e13351. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000013351. PMID: 30572439Free PMC Article
Calcifying Fibrous Tumor: Review of 157 Patients Reported in International Literature.
Chorti A, Papavramidis TS, Michalopoulos A
Medicine (Baltimore) 2016 May;95(20):e3690. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000003690. PMID: 27196478Free PMC Article
Calcifying fibrous tumor of small intestine.
Emanuel P, Qin L, Harpaz N
Ann Diagn Pathol 2008 Apr;12(2):138-41. Epub 2007 Jul 25 doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2006.08.006. PMID: 18325476
Familial peritoneal multifocal calcifying fibrous tumor.
Chen KT
Am J Clin Pathol 2003 Jun;119(6):811-5. doi: 10.1309/MXC6-TWEL-UUH4-20W0. PMID: 12817428

Prognosis

Multifocal calcifying fibrous tumor at six sites in one patient: a case report.
Azam F, Chatterjee M, Kelly S, Pinto M, Aurangabadkar A, Latif MF, Marshall E
World J Surg Oncol 2014 Jul 29;12:235. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-12-235. PMID: 25070647Free PMC Article
Multiple calcifying fibrous tumors: an incidental finding.
Nair N, Chen F, Klimstra D, Sarpel U
Surgery 2011 Sep;150(3):568-9. Epub 2010 Feb 8 doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2009.12.007. PMID: 20116816
Calcifying fibrous pseudotumor of lung: a previously unreported entity.
Soyer T, Ciftci AO, Güçer S, Orhan D, Senocak ME
J Pediatr Surg 2004 Nov;39(11):1729-30. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.07.024. PMID: 15547844
Familial peritoneal multifocal calcifying fibrous tumor.
Chen KT
Am J Clin Pathol 2003 Jun;119(6):811-5. doi: 10.1309/MXC6-TWEL-UUH4-20W0. PMID: 12817428
Idiopathic fibrosclerotic disorders and other inflammatory pseudotumors.
Dehner LP, Coffin CM
Semin Diagn Pathol 1998 May;15(2):161-73. PMID: 9606807

Clinical prediction guides

Calcifying fibrous tumor of the small bowel mesentery in a 27-year old male patient - case report.
Wesecki M, Radziuk D, Niemiec S, Waniczek D, Lorenc Z
Pol Przegl Chir 2014 Dec 18;86(9):436-9. doi: 10.2478/pjs-2014-0078. PMID: 25527808
Calcification and fibrosis in mesenteric carcinoid tumor: CT findings and pathologic correlation.
Pantongrag-Brown L, Buetow PC, Carr NJ, Lichtenstein JE, Buck JL
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1995 Feb;164(2):387-91. doi: 10.2214/ajr.164.2.7839976. PMID: 7839976

Recent systematic reviews

Calcifying Fibrous Tumor: Review of 157 Patients Reported in International Literature.
Chorti A, Papavramidis TS, Michalopoulos A
Medicine (Baltimore) 2016 May;95(20):e3690. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000003690. PMID: 27196478Free PMC Article

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