Preferred Label : histiocytoma, benign fibrous;
MeSH definition : A benign tumor composed, wholly or in part, of cells with the morphologic characteristics
of HISTIOCYTES and with various fibroblastic components. Fibrous histiocytomas can
occur anywhere in the body. When they occur in the skin, they are called dermatofibromas
or sclerosing hemangiomas. (From DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of
Oncology, 5th ed, p1747);
MeSH synonym : benign fibrous histiocytoma; benign fibrous histiocytomas; fibrous histiocytomas; fibrous histiocytomas, benign; histiocytoma, fibrous; histiocytomas, benign fibrous; histiocytomas, fibrous; fibrous histiocytoma, benign; fibrous histiocytoma;
MeSH hyponym : dermatofibroma; Dermatofibromas; Histiocytoma, Cutaneous; Cutaneous Histiocytoma; Cutaneous Histiocytomas; Histiocytomas, Cutaneous; Hemangioma, Sclerosing; Hemangiomas, Sclerosing; Sclerosing Hemangioma; Sclerosing Hemangiomas; Angioma, Sclerosing; Angiomas, Sclerosing; Sclerosing Angioma; Sclerosing Angiomas;
MeSH annotation : benign only; malignant HISTIOCYTOMA, MALIGNANT FIBROUS; coordinate IM with precoordinated
organ/neoplasm term (IM);
Origin ID : D018219;
UMLS CUI : C0206644;
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A benign tumor composed, wholly or in part, of cells with the morphologic characteristics
of HISTIOCYTES and with various fibroblastic components. Fibrous histiocytomas can
occur anywhere in the body. When they occur in the skin, they are called dermatofibromas
or sclerosing hemangiomas. (From DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of
Oncology, 5th ed, p1747)
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histiocytoma, benign fibrous
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