Electronic Resource
Oxford, UK
:
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
British journal of dermatology
97 (1977), S. 0
ISSN:
1365-2133
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Atypical fibroxanthoma is a solitary tumour of the skin, which occurs mostly on sun-exposed areas in elderly people. The diagnosis can only be made with certainty on the typical histological findings, which suggest a bizarre malignant tumour. Although metastasizing tumours are reported in the literature, the authors believe that the true atypical fibroxanthoma is benign.Correct diagnosis obviates the need for unnecessary radical surgery. The possibility of atypical fibroxanthoma should always be considered when a histologically bizarre tumour is found on sundamaged or irradiation-damaged skin in elderly patients or on previously traumatized sites.In this paper five cases are added to the 346 cases culled from the literature. Electron microscopic investigations in one case demonstrated cells with delicate cytoplasmic fibrils in small bundles. This does not necessarily suggest filaments of myofibroblasts, as has been previously reported.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.1977.tb15062.x
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