Atypical Fibroxanthoma

Atypical fibroxanthoma
Atypical fibroxanthoma
Specialty	Oncology

Atypical fibroxanthoma of the skin is a low-grade malignancy related to malignant fibrous histiocytoma, which it resembles histologically.^[1]: 613

Diagnosis[edit | edit source]

Differential diagnoses[edit | edit source]

• Squamous cell carcinoma
• Malignant fibrous histiocytoma

Treatment[edit | edit source]

Surgical excision with clear margins.^{[citation needed]}

Epidemiology[edit | edit source]

It occurs most commonly on the skin of sun-exposed elderly. The majority of tumors are on the scalp, face, ears and upper limbs, but less commonly the tumour occurs on the limbs and trunk when there is a lack of association with sun exposure in younger individuals. The condition has also been noted in organ transplant recipients who may be in a state of immunosuppression. It has been reported that there is a predominance in men (70% men versus 30% women).^[2]

Additional images[edit | edit source]

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  Atypical fibroxanthoma

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  Macro view of histologically confirmed atypical fibroxanthoma

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  Dermoscopy view of histologically confirmed atypical fibroxanthoma

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  Atypical fibroxanthoma

See also[edit | edit source]

• Skin lesion
• Skin cancer

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Classification	ICD-10: C49 (ILDS C49.M12)