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. 2023 Aug 22;13(17):2725. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics13172725

Table 1.

WHO classification of fibroblastic/myofibroblastic and some representative immunomarkers.

Type of Tumor Representative Immunomarkers
Nodular fasciitis CD34 (+), SMA (+), Desmin (−), S100 (−), ALK-1 (−), Ki-67(+)
Proliferative fasciitis SMA (+), Desmin (−), CD34 (+), S100 (−), ALK-1 (−), Ki-67 (+)
Proliferative myositis SMA (+), CD34 (+), Desmin (−), S100 (−), ALK-1 (−), Ki-67 (+)
Myositis ossificans SMA (+), Desmin (−), CD34 (−), S100(−), ALK-1 (−), Ki-67 (−)
Ischaemic fasciitis SMA (+), Desmin (−), CD34 (+), S100(−), ALK-1 (−), Ki-67 (+)
Elastofibroma SMA (+), Desmin (−), CD34 (−), S100 (−), ALK-1 (−), Ki-67 (−)
Fibrous hamartoma of infancy SMA (+), Desmin (−), CD34 (+), S100(−), ALK-1 (−), Ki-67 (+)
Myofibroma/Myofibromatosis SMA (+), Desmin (−), CD34 (−), S100 (−), ALK-1 (−), Ki-67 (+)
Fibromatosis colli SMA (+), Desmin (−), CD34 (−), S100 (−), ALK-1 (−), Ki-67 (−)
Juvenile hyaline fibromatosis Vimentin (+), CD34 (−), CD68 (−), SMA (−),S 100(−), Factor XIIIa (−)
Inclusion body fibromatosis Vimentin (+), CD34 (−), CD68 (−), SMA (−), S100 (−), Desmin (−)
Fibroma of tendon sheath Vimentin (+), CD34 (−), Desmin (−), SMA (−), S100 (−), CD68 (−)
Desmoplastic fibroblastoma Vimentin (+), CD34 (−), Desmin (−), SMA (−), S100(−), CD68 (−)
Mammary-type myofibroblastoma Vimentin (+), CD34 (−), Desmin (−), SMA (+), S100 (−), CD68 (−)
Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma Vimentin (+), CD34 (−), Desmin (−), SMA (−), S100 (−), CD68 (−)
Angiomyofibroblastoma Vimentin (+), CD34 (−), Desmin (−), SMA (+), S100 (−), CD68 (−)
Cellular angiofibroma Vimentin (+), CD34 (+), Desmin (−), SMA (−), S100 (−), CD68 (−)
Nuchal-type fibroma Vimentin (+), CD34 (−), Desmin (−), SMA (−), S100 (−), CD68 (−)
Gardner fibroma Vimentin (+), CD34 (−), Desmin (−), SMA (−), S100 (−), CD68 (−)
Calcifying fibrous tumor Vimentin (+), CD34 (−), Desmin (−), SMA (−), S100 (−), CD68 (−)
Giant cell angiofibroma Vimentin (+), CD34 (−), Desmin (−), SMA (+), S100 (−), CD68 (−)
Superficial fibromatoses (palmar/plantar) SMA (+), CD34 (−), Desmin (−), S100 (−), Beta-catenin(CTNNB1) (+)
Desmoid-type fibromatoses SMA (+), CD34 (−), Desmin (−), S100 (−), Beta-catenin(CTNNB1) (+)
Lipofibromatosis CD34 (+), SMA (+), Desmin (−), S100 (−), Beta-catenin(CTNNB1) (−)
Solitary fibrous tumor CD34 (+), CD99 (+), Bcl-2 (+), CD31 (−), S100 (−), Desmin (−)
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor ALK [partly(+)], SMA (+), CD34 (+), Desmin (−), CD117 (−), S100 (−)
Low grade myofibroblastic sarcoma SMA (+), Desmin (−), CD34 (−), CD117 (−), ALK (−), S100 (−)
Myxoinflammatory CD68 (+), CD163 (+), SMA (+), Desmin (−), CD34 (−), S100 (−)
Infantile fibrosarcoma SMA (+), Desmin (−), CD34 (−), CD99 (−), ALK (−), S100 (−)
Adult fibrosarcoma SMA (+), CD34 (−), Desmin (−), S100 (−), EMA (−), CD99 (−)
Myxofibrosarcoma CD34 (−), SMA (−), Desmin (−), S100 (−), EMA (−), CD99 (−)
Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma CD34 (−), SMA (−), Desmin (−), S100 (−), EMA (−), MUC4 (+)
Sclerosing epithelioid fibrasarcoma CD34 (−), SMA (−), Desmin (−), S100 (−), EMA (−), INI1(SMARCB1):(+)

Ki-67: Ki-67 Antigen; Factor XIIIa: Factor XIIIa (F13A1); Beta-catenin (CTNNB1): Beta-Catenin; INI1 (SMARCB1): SWI/SNF-related matrix-associated actin dependent regulator of chromatin subfamily B member 1; Bcl-2: B-Cell Lymphoma 2.