NCIt synonyms : Inflammatory Myxohyaline Tumor of the Distal Extremities with Virocyte/Reed-Sternberg-Like
Cells; Acral Myxoinflammatory Fibroblastic Sarcoma; Inflammatory Myxoid Tumor of the Soft Parts with Bizarre Giant Cells; MIFS;
NCIt related terms : Myxoinflammatory fibroblastic sarcoma (MIFS);
NCIt definition : A low grade, locally aggressive, fibroblastic neoplasm that occurs primarily in the
distal extremities. It is characterized by the presence of spindle-shaped fibroblasts,
multivacuolated lipoblast-like cells, bizarre ganglion-like cells with inclusion-like
nuclei, myxoid stroma formation, and a mixture of acute and chronic inflammatory cells.
Distant metastases are very rare.;