A case of fibrous histiocytoma associated with xanthogranulomatous alteration.
We report here an unusual case of fibrous histiocytoma in which an area of xanthogranuloma was observed histologically. Our case suggests that adult xanthogranuloma is a variant of fibrous histiocytoma.
Maruyama
M
M
Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Teishin Hospital, Japan.
Sato
S
S
Tsuchida
T
T
Toda
K
K
D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology*; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000473:pathology*