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)
Also Known As:
Dermatofibroma; Dermatofibromas; Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous; Angioma, Sclerosing; Angiomas, Sclerosing; Benign Fibrous Histiocytomas; Cutaneous Histiocytoma; Cutaneous Histiocytomas; Fibrous Histiocytoma; Fibrous Histiocytoma, Benign; Fibrous Histiocytomas; Fibrous Histiocytomas, Benign; Hemangiomas, Sclerosing; Histiocytomas, Benign Fibrous; Histiocytomas, Cutaneous; Histiocytomas, Fibrous; Sclerosing Angioma; Sclerosing Angiomas; Sclerosing Hemangioma; Sclerosing Hemangiomas; Hemangioma, Sclerosing; Histiocytoma, Cutaneous; Histiocytoma, Fibrous