Benign skin tumor ( non – vascular )
Benign skin tumor ( non – vascular )
Benign skin tumor ( non – vascular )
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DERMAL TUMORS<br />
DERMATOFIBROMA<br />
(histiocytoma, nodulus cutaneus, sclerosing<br />
angioma, lipoidal histiocytoma, fibroma simplex,<br />
fibroma durum)<br />
• A firm, pea-sized, slightly elevated, fleshtoned<br />
to purplish or dusty brown<br />
• The cause is not known<br />
• Common in adults, rarely in children<br />
• Treatment - can be removed completely<br />
(surgically excised), or only the elevated<br />
portion can be removed
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