Atypical Cutaneous Fibrous Histiocytoma: An Unusual and Misleading Variant of Fibrous Histiocytoma

Atypical fibrous histiocytoma is a distinctive variant of cutaneous fibrous histiocytoma, which is often mistaken histologically for sarcoma and which have a tendency to recur locally and a capacity to metastasize, although very rarely. We report a new case of atypical cutaneous fibrous histiocytoma...

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Main Authors: Soumaya Ben Abdelkrim, Colondane Belajouza, Wafa Jomaa, Nadia Beizig, Zeineb Ben Said, Moncef Mokni, Rafia Nouira, Badreddine Sriha
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pathology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/612416
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description Atypical fibrous histiocytoma is a distinctive variant of cutaneous fibrous histiocytoma, which is often mistaken histologically for sarcoma and which have a tendency to recur locally and a capacity to metastasize, although very rarely. We report a new case of atypical cutaneous fibrous histiocytoma in a 31-year-old man who presented with a recurrent polypoid nodule on the abdominal wall. The diagnosis was made on the basis of morphological and immunohistochemical findings. We discuss through this case and a review of the literature pathological and evolutive features and diagnostic difficulties of this entity.
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spelling doaj-art-a27f24d1b03f4cb2b8553135b9e3b87b2025-02-03T06:14:05ZengWileyCase Reports in Pathology2090-67812090-679X2011-01-01201110.1155/2011/612416612416Atypical Cutaneous Fibrous Histiocytoma: An Unusual and Misleading Variant of Fibrous HistiocytomaSoumaya Ben Abdelkrim0Colondane Belajouza1Wafa Jomaa2Nadia Beizig3Zeineb Ben Said4Moncef Mokni5Rafia Nouira6Badreddine Sriha7Department of Pathology, Farhat Hached Hospital, Sousse 4000, TunisiaDepartment of Dermatology, Farhat Hached Hospital, Sousse 4000, TunisiaDepartment of Pathology, Farhat Hached Hospital, Sousse 4000, TunisiaDepartment of Pathology, Farhat Hached Hospital, Sousse 4000, TunisiaDepartment of Dermatology, Farhat Hached Hospital, Sousse 4000, TunisiaDepartment of Pathology, Farhat Hached Hospital, Sousse 4000, TunisiaDepartment of Dermatology, Farhat Hached Hospital, Sousse 4000, TunisiaDepartment of Pathology, Farhat Hached Hospital, Sousse 4000, TunisiaAtypical fibrous histiocytoma is a distinctive variant of cutaneous fibrous histiocytoma, which is often mistaken histologically for sarcoma and which have a tendency to recur locally and a capacity to metastasize, although very rarely. We report a new case of atypical cutaneous fibrous histiocytoma in a 31-year-old man who presented with a recurrent polypoid nodule on the abdominal wall. The diagnosis was made on the basis of morphological and immunohistochemical findings. We discuss through this case and a review of the literature pathological and evolutive features and diagnostic difficulties of this entity.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/612416
spellingShingle Soumaya Ben Abdelkrim
Colondane Belajouza
Wafa Jomaa
Nadia Beizig
Zeineb Ben Said
Moncef Mokni
Rafia Nouira
Badreddine Sriha
Atypical Cutaneous Fibrous Histiocytoma: An Unusual and Misleading Variant of Fibrous Histiocytoma
Case Reports in Pathology
title Atypical Cutaneous Fibrous Histiocytoma: An Unusual and Misleading Variant of Fibrous Histiocytoma
title_full Atypical Cutaneous Fibrous Histiocytoma: An Unusual and Misleading Variant of Fibrous Histiocytoma
title_fullStr Atypical Cutaneous Fibrous Histiocytoma: An Unusual and Misleading Variant of Fibrous Histiocytoma
title_full_unstemmed Atypical Cutaneous Fibrous Histiocytoma: An Unusual and Misleading Variant of Fibrous Histiocytoma
title_short Atypical Cutaneous Fibrous Histiocytoma: An Unusual and Misleading Variant of Fibrous Histiocytoma
title_sort atypical cutaneous fibrous histiocytoma an unusual and misleading variant of fibrous histiocytoma
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/612416
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