title: Recurrent haemosiderotic fibrohistiocytic lipomatous lesion of the hand.
abstract: Haemosiderotic fibrohistiocytic lipomatous lesion (HFLL) is a rare lesion, with uncertain aetiology, occurring almost predominantly in the lower limb. The lesion is known to recur locally in the foot and ankle region. We report a recurrent HFLL affecting the hand in a 55-year-old female, after excision of a soft tissue swelling in the same location 2 years previously. There was no history of trauma and the histological appearances of the original and recurrent lesions were almost identical, favouring a neoplastic nature of HFLL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, United Kingdom. seif9sawalha5@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Self
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sawalha
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Low
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Packer
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology*; D006486:Hemosiderosis / Q000473:pathology*; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*