Multinodular Hemosiderotic Dermatofibroma

Abstract

We describe a patient who developed a pigmented plaque on the anterior aspect of his right knee clinically mimicking angiokeratoma circumscriptum or malignant melanoma. Histopathological examination demonstrated a multinodular hemosiderotic dermatofibroma in which the cellular tumor islands were separated by areas of hyalinized collagen. Multinucleated giant tumor cells were found in the lumen of a medium-size vein underlying the tumor. The differential diagnosis of angiomatoid malignant fibrous histiocytoma, a tumor with clinical and morphologic similarities, is discussed.