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===Skin===
===Skin===
* Skin examination of patients with dermatofibroma may show:<ref name="LeeLee2015">{{cite journal|last1=Lee|first1=MiWoo|last2=Lee|first2=WooJin|last3=Jung|first3=JoonMin|last4=Won|first4=ChongHyun|last5=Chang|first5=SungEun|last6=Choi|first6=JeeHo|last7=Moon|first7=KeeChan|title=Clinical and histological patterns of dermatofibroma without gross skin surface change: A comparative study with conventional dermatofibroma|journal=Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology|volume=81|issue=3|year=2015|pages=263|issn=0378-6323|doi=10.4103/0378-6323.154795}}</ref><ref name="MentzelWiesner2012">{{cite journal|last1=Mentzel|first1=Thomas|last2=Wiesner|first2=Thomas|last3=Cerroni|first3=Lorenzo|last4=Hantschke|first4=Markus|last5=Kutzner|first5=Heinz|last6=Rütten|first6=Arno|last7=Häberle|first7=Michael|last8=Bisceglia|first8=Michele|last9=Chibon|first9=Frederic|last10=Coindre|first10=Jean-Michel|title=Malignant dermatofibroma: clinicopathological, immunohistochemical, and molecular analysis of seven cases|journal=Modern Pathology|volume=26|issue=2|year=2012|pages=256–267|issn=0893-3952|doi=10.1038/modpathol.2012.157}}</ref><ref name="FitzpatrickGilchrest1977">{{cite journal|last1=Fitzpatrick|first1=Thomas B.|last2=Gilchrest|first2=Barbara A.|title=Dimple Sign to Differentiate Benign from Malignant Pigmented Cutaneous Lesions|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|volume=296|issue=26|year=1977|pages=1518–1518|issn=0028-4793|doi=10.1056/NEJM197706302962610}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal
*[[Skin]] [[examination]] of [[patients]] with dermatofibroma may show:<ref name="LeeLee2015">{{cite journal|last1=Lee|first1=MiWoo|last2=Lee|first2=WooJin|last3=Jung|first3=JoonMin|last4=Won|first4=ChongHyun|last5=Chang|first5=SungEun|last6=Choi|first6=JeeHo|last7=Moon|first7=KeeChan|title=Clinical and histological patterns of dermatofibroma without gross skin surface change: A comparative study with conventional dermatofibroma|journal=Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology|volume=81|issue=3|year=2015|pages=263|issn=0378-6323|doi=10.4103/0378-6323.154795}}</ref><ref name="MentzelWiesner2012">{{cite journal|last1=Mentzel|first1=Thomas|last2=Wiesner|first2=Thomas|last3=Cerroni|first3=Lorenzo|last4=Hantschke|first4=Markus|last5=Kutzner|first5=Heinz|last6=Rütten|first6=Arno|last7=Häberle|first7=Michael|last8=Bisceglia|first8=Michele|last9=Chibon|first9=Frederic|last10=Coindre|first10=Jean-Michel|title=Malignant dermatofibroma: clinicopathological, immunohistochemical, and molecular analysis of seven cases|journal=Modern Pathology|volume=26|issue=2|year=2012|pages=256–267|issn=0893-3952|doi=10.1038/modpathol.2012.157}}</ref><ref name="FitzpatrickGilchrest1977">{{cite journal|last1=Fitzpatrick|first1=Thomas B.|last2=Gilchrest|first2=Barbara A.|title=Dimple Sign to Differentiate Benign from Malignant Pigmented Cutaneous Lesions|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|volume=296|issue=26|year=1977|pages=1518–1518|issn=0028-4793|doi=10.1056/NEJM197706302962610}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal
  | author = [[Marc Pusztaszeri]], [[Pierre-Yves Jaquet]] & [[Carole Williamson]]
  | author = [[Marc Pusztaszeri]], [[Pierre-Yves Jaquet]] & [[Carole Williamson]]
  | title = Giant hemosiderotic dermatofibroma: a case report and review of the literature
  | title = Giant hemosiderotic dermatofibroma: a case report and review of the literature
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  | pmid = 8176009
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** Nodule with 0.3 to 1 cm in diameter
**[[Nodule (medicine)|Nodule]] with 0.3 to 1 cm in [[diameter]]
***'''Note''' : Gient (> 5 cm) are also reported.
***'''Note''' : Giant (> 5 cm) are also reported.
** non-tender nodule
** Non-tender [[nodule]]
***'''Note''': Manipulation can cause tenderness
***'''Note''': Manipulation can cause [[tenderness]].
** Hyperpigmentation
**[[Hyperpigmentation]]
** Dimple sign (lateral compression on the skin makes a depression)
** Dimple sign ([[lateral]] compression on the [[skin]] makes a depression)
***'''Note''': Dimple sign can also seen in other skin diseases.
***'''Note''': Dimple sign can also seen in other [[skin changes]].
** Puritic nodule (may happen by superinfection)
** Puritic [[Nodule (medicine)|nodule]] (may happen by [[superinfection]])


===Extremities===
===Extremities===
* Extremities are the most common site of dermatofibromas, especially legs.<ref name="ŞenelYuyucu Karabulut2015">{{cite journal|last1=Şenel|first1=E.|last2=Yuyucu Karabulut|first2=Y.|last3=Doğruer Şenel|first3=S.|title=Clinical, histopathological, dermatoscopic and digital microscopic features of dermatofibroma: a retrospective analysis of 200 lesions|journal=Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology|volume=29|issue=10|year=2015|pages=1958–1966|issn=09269959|doi=10.1111/jdv.13092}}</ref><ref name="HanChang2011">{{cite journal|last1=Han|first1=Tae Young|last2=Chang|first2=Hee Sun|last3=Lee|first3=June Hyun Kyung|last4=Lee|first4=Won-Mi|last5=Son|first5=Sook-Ja|title=A Clinical and Histopathological Study of 122 Cases of Dermatofibroma (Benign Fibrous Histiocytoma)|journal=Annals of Dermatology|volume=23|issue=2|year=2011|pages=185|issn=1013-9087|doi=10.5021/ad.2011.23.2.185}}</ref>
*[[Extremities]] are the most common site of dermatofibromas, especially [[Leg|legs]].<ref name="ŞenelYuyucu Karabulut2015">{{cite journal|last1=Şenel|first1=E.|last2=Yuyucu Karabulut|first2=Y.|last3=Doğruer Şenel|first3=S.|title=Clinical, histopathological, dermatoscopic and digital microscopic features of dermatofibroma: a retrospective analysis of 200 lesions|journal=Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology|volume=29|issue=10|year=2015|pages=1958–1966|issn=09269959|doi=10.1111/jdv.13092}}</ref><ref name="HanChang2011">{{cite journal|last1=Han|first1=Tae Young|last2=Chang|first2=Hee Sun|last3=Lee|first3=June Hyun Kyung|last4=Lee|first4=Won-Mi|last5=Son|first5=Sook-Ja|title=A Clinical and Histopathological Study of 122 Cases of Dermatofibroma (Benign Fibrous Histiocytoma)|journal=Annals of Dermatology|volume=23|issue=2|year=2011|pages=185|issn=1013-9087|doi=10.5021/ad.2011.23.2.185}}</ref>
==References==
==References==
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{{reflist|2}}

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  1. Lee, MiWoo; Lee, WooJin; Jung, JoonMin; Won, ChongHyun; Chang, SungEun; Choi, JeeHo; Moon, KeeChan (2015). "Clinical and histological patterns of dermatofibroma without gross skin surface change: A comparative study with conventional dermatofibroma". Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology. 81 (3): 263. doi:10.4103/0378-6323.154795. ISSN 0378-6323.
  2. Mentzel, Thomas; Wiesner, Thomas; Cerroni, Lorenzo; Hantschke, Markus; Kutzner, Heinz; Rütten, Arno; Häberle, Michael; Bisceglia, Michele; Chibon, Frederic; Coindre, Jean-Michel (2012). "Malignant dermatofibroma: clinicopathological, immunohistochemical, and molecular analysis of seven cases". Modern Pathology. 26 (2): 256–267. doi:10.1038/modpathol.2012.157. ISSN 0893-3952.
  3. Fitzpatrick, Thomas B.; Gilchrest, Barbara A. (1977). "Dimple Sign to Differentiate Benign from Malignant Pigmented Cutaneous Lesions". New England Journal of Medicine. 296 (26): 1518–1518. doi:10.1056/NEJM197706302962610. ISSN 0028-4793.
  4. Marc Pusztaszeri, Pierre-Yves Jaquet & Carole Williamson (2011). "Giant hemosiderotic dermatofibroma: a case report and review of the literature". Case reports in dermatology. 3 (1): 32–36. doi:10.1159/000324721. PMID 21487458. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  5. L. Requena, M. C. Farina, C. Fuente, E. Pique, M. Olivares, L. Martin & E. Sanchez Yus (1994). "Giant dermatofibroma. A little-known clinical variant of dermatofibroma". Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 30 (5 Pt 1): 714–718. PMID 8176009. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  6. Şenel, E.; Yuyucu Karabulut, Y.; Doğruer Şenel, S. (2015). "Clinical, histopathological, dermatoscopic and digital microscopic features of dermatofibroma: a retrospective analysis of 200 lesions". Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 29 (10): 1958–1966. doi:10.1111/jdv.13092. ISSN 0926-9959.
  7. Han, Tae Young; Chang, Hee Sun; Lee, June Hyun Kyung; Lee, Won-Mi; Son, Sook-Ja (2011). "A Clinical and Histopathological Study of 122 Cases of Dermatofibroma (Benign Fibrous Histiocytoma)". Annals of Dermatology. 23 (2): 185. doi:10.5021/ad.2011.23.2.185. ISSN 1013-9087.