Open AccessCytomorphology of pleomorphic fibroma of skin: A diagnostic enigma
Author(s) -
Yogesh Yadav,
Ramesh Kumar Kushwaha,
Uma Sharma,
Kusum Gupta
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of cytology/journal of cytology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9371.107525
Subject(s) - medicine , pathology , differential diagnosis , fine needle aspiration cytology , cytology , fibroma , histopathological examination , lesion , soft tissue , thigh , keratoacanthoma , anatomy , basal cell
Pleomorphic fibroma (PF) is a benign, polypoid, or dome-shaped cutaneous neoplasm with cytologically atypical fibrohistiocytic cells. We describe the cytomorphological features of PF retrospectively with histopathological diagnosis in a 38-year-old male who presented with 3 × 1.5 cm swelling in the soft tissues of the thigh for 6 months. This lesion is benign despite the presence of pleomorphic or bizarre cells. We review the differential diagnosis of PF with other mesenchymal tumors. To the best of our knowledge, cytomorphological features on fine needle aspiration cytology of this tumor are not yet documented in literature.