Korean J Dermatol.
2000 Sep;38(9):1250-1252.
A Case of Aneurysmal Fibrous Histiocytoma
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine Pochon CHA University, Pundang CHA Hospital, Pundang, Korea.
- 2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine Pochon CHA University, Pundang CHA Hospital, Pundang, Korea.
- 3Soo-Il Chun's Skin Clinic, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Aneurysmal fibrous histiocytoma(AFH) is a histologic variant of dermatofibroma. The importance of the recognition of AFH as a variant of dermatofibroma lies in the differential diagnosis because the histologic appearance of AFH is very similar to dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans and other vascular malignancies, such as Kaposi's sarcoma and angiosarcoma. A 32-year-old man was seen for a nodular mass on the right popliteal fossa of 4 years' duration. The excisional biopsy specimen showed a relatively well circumscribed tumor mass in the dermis. In addition to compact storiform proliferation of spindle cells, there were multiple, irregular, blood-filled, aneurysmal tissue spaces that were devoid of lining of endothelial cells. Also, deposition of hemosiderin was prominent, particularly in the periphery of the aneurysmal spaces. Immunohistochemical stain for CD34 were negative to most tumor cells. After excisional therapy, there was no evidence of recurrence during the period of ten months' follow-up.
