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- Atypical fibrous histiocytoma is a unique type of skin tumor that can be confused with sarcoma and has a tendency to come back locally.
- A case study is presented involving a 31-year-old man with a recurring polyp-like nodule on his abdomen, diagnosed using specific microscopic and immunological techniques.
- The paper reviews the features and challenges in diagnosing this condition based on this case and existing literature.
Article Abstract
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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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3420401 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/612416 | DOI Listing |
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