Angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma is a rare tumour affecting young adults. Unlike conventional malignant fibrous histiocytoma, its extension is only local thus giving a good prognosis. We report the cases of a 9 year-old girl and a 16 year-old boy presenting respectively, with an axillary tumour 5 cm of diameter and a paravertebral subcutaneous tumour 1.5 cm of diameter. In both cases, the diagnosis was not initially suspected. The treatment consisted in surgical resection.
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