Plaque Like Giant Dermatofibroma: A Case Report

Dermatofibroma, also known as benign fibrous histiocytoma, is a soft-tissue tumour that usually occurs in the mid-adult life and shows a slight female predominance. Giant dermatofibroma, a very rare clinical variant, is characterised by its unusually large size, benign biological behaviour despite i...

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Published inJournal of cutaneous and aesthetic surgery Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 51 - 53
Main Authors Panicker, Vinitha Varghese, Dharmaratnam, Andezhuthu Divakaran, Seethalekshmy, N V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2017
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
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Case Report
Case reports
Dermatology
Tumors
fibrous histiocytoma
Dermatofibroma
immunohistochemistry
giant dermatofibroma
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Summary:Dermatofibroma, also known as benign fibrous histiocytoma, is a soft-tissue tumour that usually occurs in the mid-adult life and shows a slight female predominance. Giant dermatofibroma, a very rare clinical variant, is characterised by its unusually large size, benign biological behaviour despite its large size and same histopathological characteristics as conventional dermatofibroma. We report a 63-year-old woman who presented with a large tumour on the scapular region which showed histopathological features of benign dermatofibroma.
ISSN:0974-2077
0974-5157
DOI:10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_117_16