A Case of Atypical Polypoid Dermatofibroma.
- Author:
Jang Oh KIM
1
;
Jong Woo KIM
;
Young Mook YOON
;
Sang Won KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Catholic University of Taegu-Hyosung School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Atypical polypoid dermatofibroa
- MeSH:
Adult;
Capillaries;
Female;
Fibroblasts;
Follow-Up Studies;
Hemangioma;
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous*;
Humans;
Recurrence
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1996;34(5):818-822
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Atypical polypoid dermatofibroma(APDF) represents a distinctive clinicopathologic variant of dermatofibroma. We describe an unusual case of APDF occuring on the right buttoack in a 27-year-old female. The lesion was a reddish-hued, rounded, hard protuberant tumor with short pedicle, measuring 2,7 x 2.7 x 1.5cm. Excised tumor showed a well circumscribed dermal lesion localized in the protruded ar~ea, and dense proliferation of fibroblasts and capillaries reminiseent of fibrous or scle~rosing hemangioma type, with prominent focal cellular atypia. The tumor cells were vimentin-positive, but did not express CD34. There was no evidence of recurrence after 18 months postoperative follow-up.
