Open AccessSuperficial Acral Fibromyxoma: Clinicopathologic Analysis of Five Cases
Author(s) -
Soumiya Chiheb,
Maha Mouradi,
F. Hali
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
skin appendage disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.773
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2296-9195
pISSN - 2296-9160
DOI - 10.1159/000516302
Subject(s) - medicine , hum , histology , phalanx , soft tissue , pathology , presentation (obstetrics) , fibroma , dermatology , anatomy , radiology , art , performance art , art history
Superficial acral fibromyxoma is a relatively rare benign slow-growing soft-tissue tumor, first described by Fetsch’s group [ Hum Pathol . 2001;32:704–14]. Since then, around three hundred publications have concerned this relatively new entity. The tumor involves peri- and subungual regions of fingers and toes in middle-aged adults with slight male predominance. This acral fibrous tumor is poorly known, and in certain cases, histology results may suggest myxoid dermatofibrosarcoma, which carries a completely different prognosis. In this article, we discuss the clinicopathologic features of this acral fibrous tumor through the report of 5 cases including 1 particular clinical presentation that revealed as a retronychia in a young woman.