Vascular Hamartomas

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

 Port-wine stain usually involving extremity  Underlying venous and lymphatic malformations  Limb overgrowth with hypertrophy of soft tissue and bone • Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome  Multiple blue-colored, rubbery hemangiomas of skin…

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Plexiform Fibrohistiocytic Tumor

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

 Most arise at dermal-subcutaneous interface • Also lower extremity, trunk, head, and neck • Painless, slow-growing mass or plaque • Treatment: Wide surgical excision with negative margins • Local recurrence in up to 40%…

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Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma

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

 Consumptive coagulopathy  Thrombocytopenia  Highest risk for coagulopathy in retroperitoneal and intrathoracic tumors, but also seen in association with large cutaneous tumors • Rare regional lymph node metastases • No distant metastases reported…

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Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis

Apr 24, 2017 by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE Comments Off on Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis

 Histiocytosis X  Eosinophilic granuloma • Defined as clonal proliferation of Langerhans cells Clinical Issues • Newborns and infants usually present with limited skin or bone lesions • Erythematous, crusted, vesiculopustular rash • Common sites…

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Myxofibrosarcoma

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

 Lower > upper extremities • 2/3 of cases arise in dermal/subcutaneous tissues • Local, often repeated, recurrences in up to 50-60% of cases (unrelated to histologic grade) • Intermediate- and high-grade malignant neoplasms…

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Spiradenoma

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

 Small cells with scant cytoplasm and small hyperchromatic nuclei; typically at periphery of tumor lobules  Larger cells with eosinophilic cytoplasm and oval, vesicular nuclei; typically in centers of tumor lobules…

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Sebaceous Hyperplasia

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

 Sebocytes in lobules, rimmed by more than 1 layer of basaloid cells  Often connecting directly to epidermal surface • Ectopic sebaceous glands in other sites (e.g., nipple)  Often connect directly to…

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