Surgical Research

Open Access ISSN: 2689-1093

Abstract


Histiocytomas and Fibromas, For Surgeons

Authors: Badr M I Abdulrauf, Hadeel A Basharaheel.

In regard to soft tissue tumors, surgeons are often confronted with final pathological diagnosis and terms that might be unfamiliar and alarming, such as Histiocytoma and its variants. Pathologic versus clinical titles to Histiocytomas do differ however a simplified description and classification for surgeons is being discussed and recommended. The common Dermato-fibroma is the cutaneous benign version of Histiocytoma. Atypical fibrous histiocytoma and the Deeply located histiocytoma categories can be benign or malignant.

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