Deep Benign Fibrous Histiocytoma of the Knee - A Case Report-

슬관절내에 발생한 심부 양성 섬유성 조직구증 - 1례 보고 -

  • Kim, Hyung-Seok (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul Adventist Hospital) ;
  • Hong, Ki-Do (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul Adventist Hospital) ;
  • Ha, Sung-Sik (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul Adventist Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Young-Hwa (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul Adventist Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Hyo-Jin (Department of Anatomic Pathology, Seoul Adventist Hospital)
  • 김형석 (서울위생병원 정형외과) ;
  • 홍기도 (서울위생병원 정형외과) ;
  • 하성식 (서울위생병원 정형외과) ;
  • 이영화 (서울위생병원 정형외과) ;
  • 이효진 (서울위생병원 해부병리과)
  • Published : 1999.09.30

Abstract

Benign fibrous histiocytoma is characteristically composed of fibroblastic and histiocytic cells. Most commonly, this tumor occurs in the dermis and superficial subcutis, but it is uncommon in the knee. We experienced a case of deep benign fibrohistiocytoma in a 38-year-old woman who complained of palpable tender mass on the medial aspect of the right knee. MR imaging findings included a well-delineated oval mass with low signal intensity on T1-weighted and high-signal intensity of T2-weighted images, as well as a marked peripheral contrast enhancement. Histopathologically, the lesion contained a mixture of fibroblastic and histiocytic cells that were often arranged in a cartwheel or storiform pattern and accompanied by varying numbers of inflammatory cells, foam cells, and siderophages. After surgical removal of the lesion, no recurrence was observed.

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