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Vol. 98. Issue 2.
Pages 121-124 (March 2007)
Vol. 98. Issue 2.
Pages 121-124 (March 2007)
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Giant Dermatofibroma: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Dermatofibroma Gigante: Descripción de un Caso y Revisión de la Literatura
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L. Hueso, O. Sanmartín
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Correspondence: Servicio de Dermatología. Instituto Valenciano de Oncología. Profesor Beltrán Báguena, 8. 46009 Valencia. Spain.
, A. Alfaro-Rubio, C. Serra-Guillén, A. Martorell, B. Llombart, C. Requena, E. Nagore, R. Botella-Estrada, C. Guillé
Servicio de Dermatología, Instituto Valenciano de Oncología, Valencia, Spain
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Dermatofibroma is a very frequent lesion that usually appears as a slowly growing nodule in the dermis, and preferentially involves the lower extremities of women. Several clinical variants have been described. Giant dermatofibroma has been defined as a rare variant of dermatofibroma measuring more than 5 cm that presents typical histological features and a benign biological behavior. We report the case of a 52-year-old man that presented a giant dermatofibroma with a diameter of 6 cm in the right shoulder and we review the few cases of this variant that have been described in the literature.

Key words:
giant dermatofibroma
xanthomatized dermatofibroma
lipidized dermatofibroma
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El dermatofibroma es una lesión muy frecuente que suele aparecer como un nódulo en dermis de lento crecimiento que afecta de forma predominante a las mujeres en los miembros inferiores. Se han descrito diferentes variedades clínicas. El dermatofibroma gigante se ha definido como una variante poco común de dermatofibroma de más de 5 cm que presenta las características histológicas típicas y un comportamiento biológico benigno. Presentamos el caso de un varón de 52 años que presentó un dermatofibroma gigante de 6 cm de diámetro en el hombro derecho y hacemos una revisión de los pocos casos de esta variedad descritos en la literatura.

Palabras clave:
dermatofibroma gigante
dermatofibroma xantomatizado
dermatofibroma lipidizado
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