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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Dec 16.
Published in final edited form as: Virchows Arch. 2025 Feb 6;486(6):1235–1245. doi: 10.1007/s00428-025-04040-6

Table 2:

Literature review of reported histologically atypical and malignant nodular fasciitis cases

Study Age (y) Sex Site Size (cm) Nuclear pleomorphism/Necrosis MI (/HPFs) Atypical mitotic figures Gene fusion Treatment LR/DM Status at last FU FU period (mo)
Qiu et al. 1.8 M Left scapular area 2.6 No/No 10/10 Yes PAFAH1B1 (exon 1)::USP6 (exon 9) Resection No NED 39
Tomassen et al. 10 M Chest wall 2.4 Yes/No Numerous Yes COL6A2 (exon 1)::USP6(exon 9) Resection No NED 22
Lenz et al. 41 F Forearm 2–3 No/No 5/5 Yes EIF5A (exon 1)::USP6 (exon 1) Resection NA NA NA
Papke at al. 7 M Dorsal wrist 2.2 Yes/No 7/10 Yes CALD1 (exon 3)::USP6 (exon 2) Resection NA NA NA
Teramura et al. 27 M Upper arm 6.3 Yes/Yes 5/10 NA PPP6R3 (exon 1)::USP6 (exon 1) Resection No NED 12
Arcovito et al. 56 M Shoulder NA No/No Increased Yes THBS2::USP6 Resection No NED 34
Arcovito et al. 29 F Thigh NA No/No Increased Yes RRBP1::USP6 Resection No NED 42
Arcovito et al. 58 M Thigh NA No/No Increased Yes Unknown partner (USP6 rearranged) Resection No NED 38

M, male; F, female; y, year; mo, months; FU, follow-up; NED, no evidence of disease; AWD, alive with disease; LR, local recurrence; DM, distant metastasis; HPF, high-power fields