DERMATOFIBROMA (dense fibroma, histiocytoma,
nodular subepidermal fibrosis) is
a benign, intradermal neoplasm,
most often found on
the lower extremities in adult patients.
The tumor is usually single, but there are also multiple dermatofibromas. It is usually a nodule of a tightly elastic consistency, 3-10 mm in diameter, of various shapes: more often - convex (tubercle), less often - indentation (depression). The color of a dermatofibroma can be different: the color of normal skin, pink, yellow-brown, dark brown, chocolate. Usually the center is darker, and the edges are light, merging with the surrounding skin. The surface of a dermatofibroma can be smooth, rough or scaly, matte or shiny. When the skin is squeezed on the sides of the neoplasm, a "dimple" symptom may occur - the tumor sinks into the depths.
The tumor grows slowly, for many months, then remains unchanged for years and decades, sometimes resolves on its own. There is no consensus on whether the lesion is a spontaneous benign neoplastic process or reactive hyperplasia in response to injury.
FIBROPAPILLOMA (mild fibroma, acrochordon) is a benign skin tumor. Favorite location: neck, axillary pits, inguinal folds, under the mammary glands, eyelids. It is rarely found on the extremities.
Fibropapilloma looks like a 0.5 – 2.5 cm tumor rising above the skin, on a wide base or on a leg, with a soft elastic consistency. Usually, the color of a fibropapilloma does not differ much from the color of the skin, but it can be pale pink, dark brown, or brownish. The telangiectatic mesh can show through the skin of the fibropapilloma surface. The appearance is usually wrinkled, and hair can grow on the tumor.
Fibropapillomas can occur at any age and in people of both sexes. It is more often registered in elderly women, whose body weight exceeds the required one. There is also an increase in the number of fibropapillomas during pregnancy.
The tumor is usually single, but there are also multiple dermatofibromas. It is usually a nodule of a tightly elastic consistency, 3-10 mm in diameter, of various shapes: more often - convex (tubercle), less often - indentation (depression). The color of a dermatofibroma can be different: the color of normal skin, pink, yellow-brown, dark brown, chocolate. Usually the center is darker, and the edges are light, merging with the surrounding skin. The surface of a dermatofibroma can be smooth, rough or scaly, matte or shiny. When the skin is squeezed on the sides of the neoplasm, a "dimple" symptom may occur - the tumor sinks into the depths.
The tumor grows slowly, for many months, then remains unchanged for years and decades, sometimes resolves on its own. There is no consensus on whether the lesion is a spontaneous benign neoplastic process or reactive hyperplasia in response to injury.
FIBROPAPILLOMA (mild fibroma, acrochordon) is a benign skin tumor. Favorite location: neck, axillary pits, inguinal folds, under the mammary glands, eyelids. It is rarely found on the extremities.
Fibropapilloma looks like a 0.5 – 2.5 cm tumor rising above the skin, on a wide base or on a leg, with a soft elastic consistency. Usually, the color of a fibropapilloma does not differ much from the color of the skin, but it can be pale pink, dark brown, or brownish. The telangiectatic mesh can show through the skin of the fibropapilloma surface. The appearance is usually wrinkled, and hair can grow on the tumor.
Fibropapillomas can occur at any age and in people of both sexes. It is more often registered in elderly women, whose body weight exceeds the required one. There is also an increase in the number of fibropapillomas during pregnancy.