title: [Plexiform fibrohistiocytic tumor of the hand. Late form].
abstract: Plexiform fibrohistiocytic tumours are very rare, apparently benign neoplasms of the superficial soft tissue: only two series and one case report have been described in the literature. Macroscopically located within the dermis or superficial subcutis, they seem to predominate in the upper limbs of children and young adults. Moreover their recurrence rate is relatively high. We report the case of a 56 year old male patient presenting such a plexiform fibrohistiocytic tumour of the hand, which was surgically excised after a progressive clinical evolution of approximately 5 years and in which no recurrence has been observed with a follow-up of more than 24 months.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Plastique, Cliniques Universitaires de Bruxelles, Hôpital Erasme, Belgique.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goldschmidt
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raemdonck
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verhest
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Noel
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schuind
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology*; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*