title: [Histopathological and clinical aspects of benign cutaneous fibrous histiocytoma: increased rate of recurrent histiocytomas with a proliferative tendency].
abstract: An investigation of 2486 benign cutaneous fibrous histiocytomas (BFH) at the institute of Pathology of Münsterlingen, Switzerland, revealed a special group of histiocytomas, proliferative benign cutaneous fibrous histiocytomas (PBFH). These tumors recur 17 times more frequently than the so-called normal benign cutaneous fibrous histocytoma (NBFH). A quantitative analysis of six histopathological parameters showed that PBFH can be differentiated from NBFH with a sensitivity of 95%.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002455:Cell Division; D005260:Female; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*