title: The atrophic dermatofibroma: a delled dermatofibroma.
abstract: Atrophic dermatofibroma has been proposed as a term to designate a new and specific type of dermatofibroma. We report the clinical and histopathological findings in two cases of atrophic dermatofibroma. The peculiar morphology of these lesions simply represents a conspicuous example of the frequently seen central depression in dermatofibroma. On histopathology, no authentic atrophy is present, because the thinning of the dermis compared with that of the adjacent non-lesional skin results from this depression rather than from loss of tissue of the dermis. Delled dermatofibroma is a more appropriate appellation than atrophic dermatofibroma, because of the striking shape of these lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Requena
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reichel
mesh_terms: D001132:Arm; D001284:Atrophy; D005260:Female; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013848:Thigh