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Four patients with aggressive fibromatosis are presented as illustrative examples of this rare non-metastasizing fibroblastic soft tissue tumor. The skeleton was involved in all four of these cases. The radiographic and histological appearances are reviewed and a summary of the literature is presented.
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Griffiths, H.J., Robinson, K. & Bonfiglio, T.A. Aggressive fibromatosis. Skeletal Radiol 9, 179–184 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00352550
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