| Tumorous fibroma | Reactive fibroma | |
| Boundary with surrounding tissue | clarity | ambiguity |
| Density of fibrous tissue | crude (soft fibroma) | dense (hard fibroma) |
| Structure of epithelial layer | flattening | hyperplasia |
| horny layer also hypertrophied | ||
| Immunohistological marker | Bcl-2 | CD34? |