NCIt synonyms : Benign Fibrous Cutaneous Histiocytoma; Benign Fibrous Histiocytoma of the Skin; Benign Fibrous Histiocytoma of Skin; Benign Skin Fibrous Histiocytoma; Fibrous Histiocytoma of Skin; Benign Cutaneous Fibrous Histiocytoma; Dermatofibroma; Fibrous Histiocytoma of the Skin; Cutaneous Fibrous Histiocytoma; Benign Cutaneous Fibrohistiocytic Neoplasm;
NCIt definition : A solitary, slowly growing, nodular tumor most often affecting the extremities. It
is composed of fibrous and histiocytic cells which infiltrate the dermis and occasionally
the underlying subcutaneous tissue. Usually local excision is curative. Recurrences
are reported only in a small minority of cases.;