Korean J Dermatol.  2009 May;47(5):565-569.

A Case of Subcutaneous Benign Fibrous Histiocytoma

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  • 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea. dkdm2081@dankook.ac.kr

Abstract

Benign fibrous histiocytoma is a common benign fibrohistiocytic tumor that's usually confined to the dermis. A 20-year-old female presented with a skin-colored, hard subcutaneous nodule of 1 cm diameter on her right flank. The histopathologic findings showed a well circumscribed, purely subcutaneous nodule composed of a fibrohistiocytic proliferation, and this was consistent with subcutaneous benign fibrous histiocytoma. We report here on a rare variant of benign fibrous histiocytoma that was confined to the subcutaneous layer without any epidermal and dermal changes.

Keyword

Dermatofibroma; Fibrous histiocytoma; Subcutaneous

MeSH Terms

Dermis
Female
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous
Humans
Young Adult
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