title: A case of fibrous histiocytoma associated with xanthogranulomatous alteration.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Teishin Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsuchida
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Toda
mesh_terms: 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*