A Case of Dermatofibroma: Aneurysmal and Atypical Variants.
- Author:
Ye Won HAN
1
;
Kyung Ho LEE
;
Young Joon JUN
;
Chul Jong PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. holyderma@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Aneurysmal variant;
Atypical variant;
Dermatofibroma
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aneurysm*;
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous*;
Humans;
Thigh
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2007;45(7):745-747
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Dermatofibroma is a common benign fibrohistiocytic tumor which may present with a variety of pathological variants. Combined dermatofibromas are defined as dermatofibromas which show two or more histological variants in a single lesion. We herein report an unusual case of dermatofibroma in a 39-year-old man who presented with a solitary asymptomatic black-colored nodule on his right thigh, which showed histological features of aneurysmal and atypical variants simultaneously. Histologically, it showed cleft-like vascular spaces with hemorrhaging and focal cellular atypia in the background of typical dermatofibroma.
