Diagnosis and management of atypical fibroxanthoma.
A 90-year-old Caucasian man with a history of basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma presented with a friable erythematous nodule on his scalp that had been present for several months. The lesion measured 1.4 x 1.8 cm. What is your diagnosis? How would you proceed?
Farley
Rachel
R
Department of Dermatology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Ratner
Désirée
D
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012535:Scalp; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy