Plaque-Like Dermatofibroma: Case Report of a Rare Entity

A case of a well-demarcated plaque measuring 11 cm without satellites of several years’ duration is presented. It showed typical histologic findings of dermatofibroma, prompting a diagnosis of plaque-like dermatofibroma. The relationship to multiple clustered dermatofibromas and plaque-like myofibro...

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Main Authors: Sara Moradi, Laila Mnayer, Jonathan Earle, Alex C. Cech, Torsten Ehrig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Dermatopathology
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2296-3529/8/3/38
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spelling doaj-62b714dcf081417799f50c17cd88cc522021-09-25T23:58:30ZengMDPI AGDermatopathology2296-35292021-08-0183833734110.3390/dermatopathology8030038Plaque-Like Dermatofibroma: Case Report of a Rare EntitySara Moradi0Laila Mnayer1Jonathan Earle2Alex C. Cech3Torsten Ehrig4Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT 06106, USADepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT 06106, USADepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT 06106, USAHartford Health Care Medical Group, Farmington, CT 06032, USADepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT 06106, USAA case of a well-demarcated plaque measuring 11 cm without satellites of several years’ duration is presented. It showed typical histologic findings of dermatofibroma, prompting a diagnosis of plaque-like dermatofibroma. The relationship to multiple clustered dermatofibromas and plaque-like myofibroblastic tumor is discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/2296-3529/8/3/38giant dermatofibromaplaque-like dermatofibromamultiple clustered dermatofibromasplaque-like myofibroblastic tumorhistopathology
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author Sara Moradi
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Jonathan Earle
Alex C. Cech
Torsten Ehrig
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Jonathan Earle
Alex C. Cech
Torsten Ehrig
Plaque-Like Dermatofibroma: Case Report of a Rare Entity
Dermatopathology
giant dermatofibroma
plaque-like dermatofibroma
multiple clustered dermatofibromas
plaque-like myofibroblastic tumor
histopathology
author_facet Sara Moradi
Laila Mnayer
Jonathan Earle
Alex C. Cech
Torsten Ehrig
author_sort Sara Moradi
title Plaque-Like Dermatofibroma: Case Report of a Rare Entity
title_short Plaque-Like Dermatofibroma: Case Report of a Rare Entity
title_full Plaque-Like Dermatofibroma: Case Report of a Rare Entity
title_fullStr Plaque-Like Dermatofibroma: Case Report of a Rare Entity
title_full_unstemmed Plaque-Like Dermatofibroma: Case Report of a Rare Entity
title_sort plaque-like dermatofibroma: case report of a rare entity
publisher MDPI AG
series Dermatopathology
issn 2296-3529
publishDate 2021-08-01
description A case of a well-demarcated plaque measuring 11 cm without satellites of several years’ duration is presented. It showed typical histologic findings of dermatofibroma, prompting a diagnosis of plaque-like dermatofibroma. The relationship to multiple clustered dermatofibromas and plaque-like myofibroblastic tumor is discussed.
topic giant dermatofibroma
plaque-like dermatofibroma
multiple clustered dermatofibromas
plaque-like myofibroblastic tumor
histopathology
url https://www.mdpi.com/2296-3529/8/3/38
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