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Aaron K. Joseph, MD; Jaime A. Tschen, MD; Jerry E. Dickson, MD

Arch Dermatol. 1995;131(2):215-216.

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REPORT OF A CASE

A 33-year-old woman presented with a 2- to 3-cm subcutaneous nodule in the medial aspect of her right arm. The nodule was of many years' duration. The patient noted a new nodule distal to the larger lesion that was of 1 to 2 years' duration, occurring after pregnancy. On physical examination, a 2.5 x3.5-cm erythematous, slightly scaly plaque was found in the medial aspect of the right arm. A 1-cm pink nodule was seen approximately 1 cm distal to the larger lesion (Figure 1). A 4-mm punch biopsy specimen was obtained (Figure 2 through Figure 4).

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DIAGNOSIS:

Plexiform fibrohistiocytic tumor.

HISTOPATHOLOGIC FINDINGS

A dermal nodule containing a concentric fibroblastic proliferation with hyalinized collagen was found frequently surrounding nerves and containing a patchy mononuclear infiltrate (Figure 2 and Figure 3). Most spindle cells and many . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Baylor College of Medicine and St Joseph Hospital, Houston, Tex

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