Aneurysmatic dermatofibroma

A present a clinical case of a rare variant of dermatofibroma (aneurysmatic type), is presented in a 72-year-old female patient, the lesion was located in the right arm’s flexural fold, resulting from mesenchymal proliferation associated with blood vessels and tissular hemorrhage, with its own well defined histological characteristics. The objectives are to describe the rarity of the lesion and its histopathologic importance, when compared to other benign and malignant tumors in the differential diagnosis, in addition to the terminology currently used.

Keywords: BENIGN FIBROUS HISTIOCYTOMA, MALIGNANT FIBROUS HISTIOCYTOMA, HEMOSIDERIN