Case Report: Revealing the truth: how superficial ossification mimics cutaneous tuberculosis in ossifying fibromyxoid tumor
Chao Wang, Hong Li · 2026
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Chao Wang and Hong Li report a rare soft tissue tumor that was mistaken for skin tuberculosis, in a 2026 case paper. The patient, a man in his fifties, had a thigh mass for twenty years that lately grew fast and ulcerated. A shallow biopsy seemed to show tuberculosis bacteria.
Deeper review told a different story. A hard bony shell on the tumor surface had trapped dye and caused the false test result, while a CT scan showed a clear core-shell pattern. Wide removal with a skin graft confirmed an ossifying fibromyxoid tumor. Two years later there was no return. The authors stress imaging when tests conflict.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Chao Wang, Hong Li |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 11 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |