Exophytic and ulcerated lesion on the leg.
A healthy, 34-year-old male presented with a 1-year history of an exophytic lesion on the leg during. On physical examination there was a 2 cm x 3 cm diameter nodule with pinkish, crusted ulceration on its surface; it was attached to skin by a pedicle. It had grown rapidly in the last month. After surgical excision the histological study confirmed the diagnosis of a polypoid dermatofibroma.
San Cecilio Clinical Hospital, Granada, Spain. mariapepa84@hotmail.com.
María Jose
MJ
Espiñeira-Carmona
Salvador
S
Arias-Santiago
José
J
Aneiros-Fernández
Maria Antonia
MA
Fernández-Pugnaire
Ramón
R
Naranjo-Sintes
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery