title: Sclerotic epithelioid dermatofibroma.
abstract: Dermatofibroma ("fibrous histiocytoma") is a common soft tissue lesion with many variants based on a great variety of architectural patterns, cellular morphology and stromal reactions. The coexistence of 2 or more patterns within a single lesion is well known and causes diagnostic difficulties. We report a case of an unusual histologic presentation of a solitary sclerotic and epithelioid dermatofibroma in a 48-year-old woman.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Klinikum Hildesheim GmbH, Germany. christina.mitteldorf@klinikum-hildesheim.de
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mitteldorf
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zelger
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tronnier
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*