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HISTIOCYTOFIBROME [1 record]

Record 1 2011-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A benign tumor of histiocytes and fibroblasts which typically grow in a storiform pattern.

OBS

Lipid-laden macrophages, as foam cells and giant cells, are also present. It is most commonly found in the dermis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
CONT

Tumeur des tissus mous l'histiocytome ou histiocytofibrome, encore appelé histiocytome fibreux ou fibro-histiocytome. Tumeur formée d'un agglomérat d'histiocytes polymorphes, arrondis ou fusiformes, mono ou plurinucléés, traversé de fibres de collagène et de capillaires sanguins plongé dans une substance fondamentale plus ou moins dense.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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