Rare experience of keloidal dermatofibroma of forehead.
10.7181/acfs.2018.19.1.72
- Author:
Ji Min KIM
1
;
Hyun Jun CHO
;
Suk Ho MOON
Author Information
1. Department of Plastic Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. nasuko@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Dermatofibroma;
Keloid;
Forehead;
Differential diagnosis
- MeSH:
Diagnosis, Differential;
Extremities;
Forehead*;
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous*;
Keloid*
- From:Archives of Craniofacial Surgery
2018;19(1):72-74
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Dermatofibromas most commonly occur on limbs and rarely occur on the face. Dermatofibroma occurring on the face is associated with unusual clinicopathologic features and a more aggressive clinical course in comparison to typical cases. Additionally, the most common subtype found in previous studies was benign fibrous histiocytoma, with the keloid type being very rare (about 1% of reported cases). The aim of this study was to present our experience with a keloidal dermatofibroma of the face, which is usually missed clinically, and to discuss the treatment of a keloidal dermatofibroma in this location.