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Plaque-like CD34+ Dermal Fibroma Presenting as a Papule in a 70-year Old Male: A Case Report
Elise V H Meide1, Amy Kerkvliet2,3, Marcus L Frohm4,5
1University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine.
Abstract:
A 70-year-old male presented to dermatology clinic with an acquired skin colored papule on the pre-auricular cheek. Pathology was initially inconclusive requiring further excision. Diagnosis was ultimately a plaque-like CD34+ dermal fibroma, which is more common in younger females on the neck, torso, or extremities.
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