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KMID : 0357920010350040354
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Korean Journal of Pathology
2001 Volume.35 No. 4 p.354 ~ p.356
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A Case of Solitary Cutaneous Myofibroma of the Thigh in An Adult : A Case Report
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Park Jung-Hwan
Lee Chang-Woo
Chu Young-Chae
Park Moon-Hyang
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Abstract
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Adult solitary cutaneous myofibrom is recently described benign neoplasm of the skin or subcutis, representing the adult counterpart of infantile myofibroblstom. The histologic and immunohistochemical featues of a 21-year-old woman with a solitary brownish, milldly tender nodule on her right thigh are reported here. The nodule had been present for a duration of 3 years. It showe a nodular dermal mass with an irreular margin. The lesion consisted of interlacing bundles of spindle cells which were positive for smooth muscle actin, muscle specific actin and vimentin. Immunohistochemical stainings for desmin, S-100 protein, CD 34 and CD 68 were negative. Cutaneous myofibroma in an adult is a distinct entity of benign neoplasm.
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KEYWORD
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Myofibroma, Cutaneous, Solitary, Adult
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