[Giant dermatofibroma: case report and review of the literature]

Actas Dermosifiliogr. 2007 Mar;98(2):121-4.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Dermatofibroma is a very frequent lesion that usually appears as a slowly growing nodule in the dermis, and preferentially involves the lower extremities of women. Several clinical variants have been described. Giant dermatofibroma has been defined as a rare variant of dermatofibroma measuring more than 5 cm that presents typical histological features and a benign biological behavior. We report the case of a 52-year-old man that presented a giant dermatofibroma with a diameter of 6 cm in the right shoulder and we review the few cases of this variant that have been described in the literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / pathology*
  • Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Remission Induction
  • Shoulder
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Skin Neoplasms / surgery