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Benign fibrous histiocytoma, which is among the most common soft tissue neoplasms, is a morphologically benign fibrohistiocytic tumor. Despite the name, cells of origin are not histiocytes.
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HPF: high power field
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HHV8: human herpes virus 8
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Mocellin, S. (2021). Benign Fibrous Histiocytoma. In: Soft Tissue Tumors . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58710-9_34
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