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Med Cutan Iber Lat Am 2013; 41 (6)

Giant dermatofibroma, a rare variant of dermatofibroma

Lorente LM, Juanes VA, Martín FA, Ballano RA, Belmar FP, Cuevas SJ

Language: Spanish
References: 15
Page: 267-270
PDF size: 481.36 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Dermatofibroma is a frequent cutaneous neoplasm with slow growth and benign behaviour. There are uncommon clinical variants like atrophic dermatofibroma, ulcerated dermatofibroma and giant dermatofibroma which may cause diagnostic problems. Excision of the tumor is curative, although in deep types the removal can be incomplete, predisposing to recurrence. A new case of deep giant dermatofibroma removed by Mohs micrographic surgery is reported.


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