Pleomorphic fibroma on the scalp.
We present the eleventh case of benign pleomorphic fibroma arising on the scalp in a young Korean woman. Histopathologically these lesions were characterized by a polypoid or dome-shaped cutaneous fibrous mass with sparse cellularity but striking nuclear atypia and rare mitotic figures. They all showed benign clinical behavior, despite these histopathological findings.
Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Korea.
S K
SK
Ahn
J H
JH
Won
S H
SH
Lee
W S
WS
Lee
S I
SI
Choi
D000199:Actins / Q000032:analysis; D000293:Adolescent; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003094:Collagen / Q000032:analysis; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000473:pathology; D005350:Fibroma / Q000473:pathology*; D015726:Giant Cells / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008938:Mitosis; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014746:Vimentin / Q000032:analysis
D000199:Actins; D014746:Vimentin; D003094:Collagen