Diseases

Benign Fibrous Histiocytoma

A benign tumor composed, wholly or in part, of cells with the morphologic characteristics of HISTIOCYTES and with various fibroblastic components. Fibrous histiocytomas can occur anywhere in the body. When they occur in the skin, they are called dermatofibromas or sclerosing hemangiomas. (From DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, p1747)

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A benign tumor composed, wholly or in part, of cells with the morphologic characteristics of HISTIOCYTES and with various fibroblastic components. Fibrous histiocytomas can occur anywhere in the body. When they occur in the skin, they are called dermatofibromas or sclerosing hemangiomas. (From DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, p1747)

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23 entry terms
  • Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous
  • Histiocytoma, Fibrous
  • Benign Fibrous Histiocytomas
  • Fibrous Histiocytoma
  • Fibrous Histiocytoma, Benign
  • Fibrous Histiocytomas
  • Fibrous Histiocytomas, Benign
  • Histiocytomas, Benign Fibrous
  • Histiocytomas, Fibrous
  • Angioma, Sclerosing
  • Dermatofibroma
  • Hemangioma, Sclerosing
  • Histiocytoma, Cutaneous
  • Angiomas, Sclerosing
  • Cutaneous Histiocytoma
  • Cutaneous Histiocytomas
  • Dermatofibromas
  • Hemangiomas, Sclerosing
  • Histiocytomas, Cutaneous
  • Sclerosing Angioma
  • Sclerosing Angiomas
  • Sclerosing Hemangioma
  • Sclerosing Hemangiomas

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

benign only; malignant = HISTIOCYTOMA, MALIGNANT FIBROUS; coordinate IM with precoordinated organ/neoplasm term (IM)

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History Note

2006 (1994)

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Previous Indexing

  • Dermatofibroma (1968-1993)

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  1. C04w.557.450.565w.590w.425w.350

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Benign Fibrous Histiocytoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018219. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018219
  2. Benign Fibrous Histiocytoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18556314