Eccrine Carcinoma

Apr 24, 2017 by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE Comments Off on Eccrine Carcinoma

 Presence of keratocysts allows for distinction (absent in eccrine carcinoma) • Adenoid cystic carcinoma  Cribriform architecture allows distinction (generally absent in eccrine carcinoma) • Infiltrative basal cell carcinoma  Lacks true lumen formation…

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Cutaneous Ciliated Cyst

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

 Cutaneous müllerian cyst  Eccrine cutaneous ciliated cyst Etiology/Pathogenesis • Müllerian (paramesonephric) heterotopia • Metaplasia of sweat gland epithelium Clinical Issues • Cutaneous müllerian cyst: Typically affects limbs of young female patients • Eccrine cutaneous…

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Bronchogenic Cyst

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

 Less commonly: Lateral, thyroid, or subcutaneous • M:F = 4:1 • Presents with airway compression, dysphagia, or infection, or may be asymptomatic • Complete surgical excision is treatment of choice • Excellent long-term clinical…

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Trichofolliculoma

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

 May also represent later stage/regressing variant of trichofolliculoma, but is typically dermal-based tumor with prominent sebaceous glands • Dilated pore of Winer  Cystically dilated follicle that communicates with overlying epidermis • Trichoepithelioma…

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Squamomelanocytic Tumor

Apr 24, 2017 by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE Comments Off on Squamomelanocytic Tumor

 Predominantly composed of atypical squamous cells, with scattered melanocytes – Melanocytes  Of low density  Single, not nested  Dendritic shaped  Nuclei not atypical • Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia associated with malignant melanoma  Keratinocytes in hyperplastic…

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Retiform Hemangioendothelioma

Apr 24, 2017 by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE Comments Off on Retiform Hemangioendothelioma

 More common in children • Composite hemangioendothelioma (HE)  Composed of at least 2 distinct HE types • Kaposi sarcoma • Angiosarcoma Retiform Hemangioendothelioma at Low MagnificationLow-magnification examination of a retiform hemangioendothelioma (RHE) shows…

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