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Cutaneous histiocytoma - histological and imaging correlations. A case report.
- Source :
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Medical Ultrasonography . Sep2014, Vol. 16 Issue 3, p268-270. 3p. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Dermatofibroma (benign fibrous histiocytoma) represents one of the most common skin tumors. We present the case of a 52 year old female patient with a highly pigmented nodular lesion, localized on the right thigh. Dermoscopy completed the clinical diagnosis, but could not exclude a malignant tumour . Ultrasound examination (Dermascan C sonograms 20 MHz, 2D ultrasound, Doppler ultrasound, contrast enhanced ultrasound, and elastography) evidenced a highly vascularized lesion (peripheral type of vascularization), and a sonographic depth index of 8.3 mm. The histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of a benign fibrous histiocytoma with the histological Breslow index of 8 mm. The particularity of the case consists of the complex non-invasive and in real time imaging examination which describes the "in vivo" histology of the benign tumor lesion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 18444172
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Medical Ultrasonography
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 103839552