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Research from University of Ulsan, Department of Dermatology provides new data on dermatology
2009 JUN 30 - (NewsRx.com) -- Investigators publish new data in the report 'Giant dermatofibroma with granular cell changes: side-effect of bee-venom acupuncture.' "Dermatofibroma (DF) is a common benign fibrohistiocytic tumor with a predilection for the legs in middle-aged women. Giant DF, a rare clinical variant of DF, is characterized by its unusually large size," scientists in Seoul, Korea report. "Granular cell change is typical of granular cell tumour, but can be observed in diverse cell lineages. Traumatic factors may be involved in the pathogenesis of giant DF and cellular granularity," wrote D.Y. Rhee and colleagues, University of Ulsan, Department of Dermatology. The researchers concluded: "We describe a 49-year-old Korean man with a giant DF showing granular cell differentiation, which may have been caused in part by multiple treatments with bee-venom acupuncture." Rhee and colleagues published their study in Clinical & Experimental Dermatology (Giant dermatofibroma with granular cell changes: side-effect of bee-venom acupuncture' Clinical & Experimental Dermatology, 2009;34(5):e18-20). For additional information, contact D.Y. Rhee, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Dept. of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. The publisher's contact information for the journal Clinical & Experimental Dermatology is: Blackwell Publishing Inc., 350 Main St., Malden, MA 02148, USA. Keywords: Korea, Seoul, Benign Fibrous Histiocytoma, Dermatofibroma, Experimental Dermatology. This article was prepared by Life Science Weekly editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2009, Life Science Weekly via NewsRx.com.
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