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pleomorphic fibroma

 
Pleomorphic fibroma is a benign fibroblastic tumor characterized by pleomorphic, hyperchromatic cells or giant multinucleated cells embedded in a collagenous stroma.

Localization

-  trunk
-  extremities
-  subungual (rare) (#14507406#)

Microscopical synopsis

-  paucicellular tumor
-  hyperchromatic spindled, pleomorphic, floret-like giant cells embedded in haphazardly arranged collagen bundles in the dermis
-  no mitotic figures

Immunochemistry

-  vimentin +
-  S-100 -
-  cytokeratin -
-  smooth muscle actin -
-  factor XIIIa -
-  CD34 -



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