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nodular subepidermal fibrosis (medicine)


nodular subepidermal fibrosis -->
dermatofibroma


A slowly growing benign skin nodule consisting of poorly demarcated cellular fibrous tissue enclosing collapsed capillaries with scattered haemosiderin-pigmented and lipid macrophages. They are common, usually about 1 cm in diameter and occur in the dermis. Simple excision is always curative.