PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE

Spindle Cell Hemangioma

Apr 24, 2017 by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE Comments Off on Spindle Cell Hemangioma

Spindle Cell HemangiomaLow magnification shows a noncircumscribed lesion in the dermis and subcutis composed of an admixture of thin-walled dilated blood vessels and sheets of spindle cells. Spindle Cell Hemangioma…

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Glomeruloid Hemangioma

Apr 24, 2017 by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE Comments Off on Glomeruloid Hemangioma

Glomeruloid Hemangioma at Scanning MagnificationScanning magnification view of a glomeruloid hemangioma shows small clusters of vessels in the mid to deep dermis . Glomeruloid Hemangioma at Higher MagnificationHigher magnification shows…

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Steatocystoma (Multiplex)

Apr 24, 2017 by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE Comments Off on Steatocystoma (Multiplex)

 Has granular layer, rather than eosinophilic cuticle of steatocystoma  Lacks associated sebaceous glands • Dermoid cyst  Occurs in younger patients  Has granular layer, rather than eosinophilic cuticle of steatocystoma • Epidermoid cyst/epidermal…

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Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma of Skin

Apr 24, 2017 by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE Comments Off on Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma of Skin

Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma of the SkinHigh magnification of lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the skin (LELCS) shows a prominent lymphohistiocytic infiltrate obscuring a background of large, undifferentiated epithelioid-appearing cells . Low Magnification of…

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Desmoplastic Fibroblastoma

Apr 24, 2017 by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE Comments Off on Desmoplastic Fibroblastoma

Desmoplastic FibroblastomaLow-magnification examination of a desmoplastic fibroblastoma is shown. The lesion is a well-circumscribed ovoid or fusiform mass. The characteristic hypocellularity is apparent at low power. Desmoplastic Fibroblastoma With Deep…

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Pilar (Tricholemmal) Cyst

Apr 24, 2017 by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE Comments Off on Pilar (Tricholemmal) Cyst

 Architecturally more complex  Multiloculated  Squamous eddies  Mitotic activity • Malignant proliferating pilar cyst/tumor  Infiltrative growth  Cytologic atypia and mitotic activity • Epidermoid cyst  Well-developed granular layer  Epidermal keratinization • Hybrid cyst  Has distinct…

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Vellus Hair Cyst

Apr 24, 2017 by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE Comments Off on Vellus Hair Cyst

 Mechanical dermabrasion, retinoids, needle evacuation, simple excision, or laser therapy Microscopic • Dermal cyst lined by bland stratified squamous epithelium with granular layer • Intraluminal laminated keratin debris and numerous vellus hair…

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Cutaneous Keratocyst

Apr 24, 2017 by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE Comments Off on Cutaneous Keratocyst

 Gorlin-Goltz syndrome: Multiple cutaneous basal cell carcinomas, odontogenic keratocysts of jaw, palmar and plantar pits, rare medulloblastomas, and skeletal abnormalities • Rare cases not associated with NBCCS also reported Clinical Issues…

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