Low Grade Fibromyxoid Sarcoma
Grading / Staging / Report
- Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma is not considered gradable but may metastasize
- French Federation of Cancer Centers System grading scheme for adult sarcomas
- Tumor differentiation score = not defined for low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma
Use TNM Staging
The surgical pathology report should contain or address the following:
- Location
- Type of resection or biopsy
- Histologic diagnosis
- Managerial category III (Local recurrence common; Metastasis occurs)
- Extent of tumor cell necrosis
- Stage
- Size
- Depth (dermis, subcutis, below fascia, body cavity)
- Margins
- Involved
- Not involved
- If under 2 cm give all such distances and sites
- If over 2 cm give minimum distance and site
- Results of supplementary studies if performed
- Relationship to other specimens from the same patient
