Two cases of atypical fibroxanthoma of the skin.
- Author:
Young Jo KIM
;
Byoung Soo CHUNG
;
Kyu Chul CHOI
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Atypical fibroxanthoma
- MeSH:
Aged;
Aged, 80 and over;
Cheek;
Female;
Follow-Up Studies;
Head;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Neck;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Prognosis;
Recurrence;
Sarcoma;
Skin*;
Trypsin
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1992;30(5):715-719
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Atypical fibroxanthoma(AFX) occurs most on sun-exposed area of the head and neck of elderly person. It has an excellent prognosis after conservative, but complete, excision. However, because of its potential, albeit small, for metastasis, it is widely regarded as a low-grade sarcoma. We present herein two cases of atypical fibroxanthoma. The case 1 was a 86-year-old female who had a small egg-sized, dome shaped nodule with eroive surface on the left cheek. The other case was a 60-year-old male who had solitry bean-sized, nodulo-ulcerative lesion on the vertex. Immunohistochemical studies revealed positive reaction for vimntin and a-antichymo trypsin. These patients have received completely total surgical ecis on and remained free of recurrence for a period of about, 2 years follow up.