Calcifying fibrous tumor of the gastrointestinal tract: A clinicopathologic review and update

Figure 1 Gross findings of calcifying fibrous tumor. A: Partial gastrectomy showing a submucosal calcifying fibrous tumor mass lesion; B: Cut surface of calcifying fibrous tumor showing a well-circumscribed, unencapsulated, firm mass with variable calcifications.

Figure 2 Histologic features of calcifying fibrous tumor. A: Haphazard or whorled pattern hyalinization admixed with calcifications (original magnification 200 ×); B: Dense hyalinization admixed with spindle cells and psammomatous calcification (original magnification 200 ×); C: Lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate in a background of dense hyalinization (original magnification 200 ×); D: Lymphoid follicle in a background of dense hyalinization and scattered calcification (original magnification 100 ×). Hematoxylin-eosin stain.