title: Eruptive dermatofibromas in a kindred.
abstract: Benign fibrous histiocytomas of the skin, or dermatofibromas, are common fibrohistiocytic tumors that affect women more commonly than men. Proposed causes range from a reactive process to a neoplastic growth. We report on a family affected with numerous dermatofibromas, suggesting that there also may be a genetic cause to this common tumor.
authors.affiliation: University of Nevada School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Curt
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Samlaska
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bennion
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*