Fibroepithelioma - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

Contributor

Greg Hosler, MD, PhD

Diagnosis

fibroepithelioma

Body Site

chest

Age

47 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

discrete

Color

red

Morphology

papule

Pattern

solitary

Comments

Fibroepithelioma (of Pinkus) is considered by many authors to be a variant of basal cell carcinoma. These lesions typically present on the back.

Description

Histologic sections of skin show a lesion with multiple attachment points to the overlying epidermis. It consists of delicate anastamosing cords of basophilic cells within a loose fibrous stroma. Peritumoral clefting is present.

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1/5/2006 21:54:55

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