Abstract
We report the clinical and histologic features of 2 cutaneous tumors demonstrating many of the usual features of sclerotic fibroma, an entity that is well described in the literature. Our cases differed from the usual form of sclerotic fibroma in that they demonstrated marked focal cellular pleomorphism without increased mitotic activity. We suggest the term pleomorphic sclerotic fibroma for these lesions.
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