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Plexiform fibrohistiocytic tumor on the chest of a 5‐year‐old child and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Valiga Alexander,
Neidig Lane,
Cusack Carrie Ann,
Gaddis Kevin,
Jen Melinda,
Rubin Adam,
Moon Amanda T.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.13805
Subject(s) - medicine , histiocyte , pathology , differential diagnosis , population , environmental health
Plexiform fibrohistiocytic tumor (PFT) is a rare neoplasm of mesenchymal origin that can be identified by its propensity for children and adolescents combined with a characteristic histologic arrangement of histiocytes and osteoclast‐like giant cells whorled within tumor islands. A 5‐year‐old female presented with a raised, intermittently tender, and slowly enlarging tumor on her chest, which was histologically confirmed to be a PFT. We present this case along with a comprehensive review of PFT cases reported in the literature to describe the demographic, histologic, and rarely metastatic behavior of this entity. It is important to include PFT on the differential diagnosis of an enlarging tumor in the pediatric population.