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Most frequent pattern of Seborrheic Keratosis

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Acanthotic pattern

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Other names of Acrochordon (4):

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  • Fibroepithelial papilloma
  • Fibroepithelial polyp
  • Fibroma molle
  • Skin tag
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Clue to the diagnosis of Acrochordon

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Absence of adnexal structures in the underlying dermis

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Actinic keratosis vs. Bowen disease

-Atypical squamous cells are found in the LOWER portions of the epidermis including the basal layer

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Actinic keratosis

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Actinic keratosis vs. Bowen disease

-Atypical squamous cells are found in ALL portions of the epidermis but with preservation of the basal cells, which are arranged in palisades

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Bowen disease

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Large majority of squamous cell (epidermoid) carcinomas of the skin

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Actinically induced

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Incidence of SqCCA of the skin is directly related to (2)

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  • amount of Sun exposure to the sun

- lack of Pigmentation of the skin

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Positive IHCs of SqCCA of the Skin (6)

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  • HMWK
  • Involucrin
  • EMA
  • CEA
  • p63
  • Vimentin
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Negative IHCs of SqCCA of the skin (if used to differentiate with BCCA)

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  • Ber-EP4
  • CD10

*both positive in BCCA

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Positive IHC of SqCCA of the Skin, but mostly in poorly-differentiated type

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-Vimentin

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Most important distinguishing features of Spindle SqCCA (3)

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  • Continuity of tumor cells with the basal layer of the epidermis
  • Foci of clear-cut squamous change
  • Positive HMWK
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Most common location of Verrucous carcinoma of the skin

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Sole of the foot

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Best prognostic factors of SqCCA of the skin (3)

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  • Staging
  • level of Dermal invasion
  • Vertical tumor thickness
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Pseudoepitheliomatous Hyperplasia vs. SqCCA

Main distinguishing features:

-Width of the Strands - Thin

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Pseudoepitheliomatous Hyperplasia

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Pseudoepitheliomatous Hyperplasia vs. SqCCA

Main distinguishing features:

-Degree of Keratinocytic Atypia - Lesser

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Pseudoepitheliomatous Hyperplasia

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Pseudoepitheliomatous Hyperplasia vs. SqCCA

Main distinguishing features:

-Width of the Strands - Broad

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SqCCA

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Pseudoepitheliomatous Hyperplasia vs. SqCCA

Main distinguishing features:

-Degree of Keratinocytic Atypia - Greater

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SqCCA

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Most frequent form of skin cancer that occurs predominantly on sun-exposed skin

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Basal cell carcinoma

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other name of Gorlin syndrome

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Basal cell nevus syndrome

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Components of Gorlin syndrome (6)

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  • multiple BCCA
  • Palmar pits
  • Calcification of dura
  • Keratocysts of the jaws
  • Skeletal abnormalities
  • occasional abnormalities of CNS, Mesentery, and Endocrine organs
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Positive IHCs of BCCA (5)

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  • LMWK
  • CD10
  • Ber-EP4
  • Androgen receptors
  • BCL2
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Negative IHCs of BCCA (4)

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  • EMA
  • CEA
  • Involucrin
  • CK20
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BCCA vs. SqCCA

Positive for Ber-EP4

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BCCA

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BCCA vs. SqCCA

Negative for Ber-EP4

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SqCCA

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BCCA vs. Actinic keratosis and SqCCA BCL2 - positive
BCCA
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BCCA vs. Actinic keratosis and SqCCA BCL2 - Negative
Actinic keratosis and SqCCA
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BCCA vs. Merkel cell CA and Trichoepitheliomas CK20 - negative
BCCA
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BCCA vs. Merkel cell CA and Trichoepitheliomas CK20 - positive
Merkel cell CA and Trichoepitheliomas
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Key pathogenic event in BCCA
Dysregulation of the hedgehog pathway
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Most common location of BCCA with high local recurrence (3)
- Nasolabial fold - Inner canthus - Postauricular region
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Metastases in BCCA are more likely (3)
- Basosquamous types - Perineurial spread - located on sunlight-protected skin
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Better predictor of local recurrence in BCCA than presence or absence of tumor at the surgical margins
Evaluation of the pattern of tumor growth | widely dispersed vs. tightly clustered nests
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Main DDX of Eccrine poroma (2)
- BCCA | - Seborrheic keratosis
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other name of Purely intraepidermal eccrine poroma
Hydroacanthoma simplex
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other name of Purely intradermal eccrine poroma
Dermal duct tumor
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other name of Hidradenoma
Eccrine acrospiroma
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Mixed Tumor (Chondroid Syringoma) IHCs for the Inner Cell layer (3)
- CK - CEA - EMA
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Mixed Tumor (Chondroid Syringoma) IHCs for the Outer Cell layer (6)
- Vimentin - S100 - Actin - Calponin - p63 - GFAP
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Vulvar vs. Perianal Paget disease -GCDFP-15 - Positive
Vulvar Paget disease
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Vulvar vs. Perianal Paget disease -Hormone receptors - Positive
Vulvar Paget disease | AR > ER/PR
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Vulvar vs. Perianal Paget disease -CK20 - Positive
Perianal Paget disease
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Most common nodular lesion of the sebaceous glands
due to Hyperplasia
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Positive vs. Negative IHC of Sebaceous carcinoma -Keratin & CK
Positive
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Positive vs. Negative IHC of Sebaceous carcinoma -EMA
Positive
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Positive vs. Negative IHC of Sebaceous carcinoma -Leu-in1 (CD15)
Positive
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Positive vs. Negative IHC of Sebaceous carcinoma -AR
Positive
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Positive vs. Negative IHC of Sebaceous carcinoma -Adipophilin
Positive
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Positive vs. Negative IHC of Sebaceous carcinoma -CEA
Negative
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Positive vs. Negative IHC of Sebaceous carcinoma -S100
Negative
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Preferred location of inverted follicular keratosis
face of elderly patients particularly the eyelid
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Most distinctive feature of inverted follicular keratosis
presence of squamous eddies
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Main DDX of Trichoepithelioma
BCCA
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Most helpful features of Trichoepithelioma (3)
- Frond-like arrangement of the basaloid cells - presence of Epithelial tracts comprising two or more layers of basaloid cells - formation of Papillary mesenchymal bodies
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Main DDX of Desmoplastic Trichoepithelioma
Morphea-like form of BCCA
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Trichoepithelioma vs. BCCA CK20 - Positive
Trichoepithelioma
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Trichoepithelioma vs. BCCA BCL2 - positive at periphery
Trichoepithelioma
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Trichoepithelioma vs. BCCA Stromelysin-3 (matrix metalloproteinase) - negative
Trichoepithelioma
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Trichoepithelioma vs. BCCA CK20 - negative
BCCA
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Trichoepithelioma vs. BCCA BCL2 - diffusely positive
BCCA
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Trichoepithelioma vs. BCCA Stromelysin-3 (matrix metalloproteinase) - positive
BCCA
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other name of Cowden Disease
Multiple Hamartoma syndrome
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Cowden disease (5)
- Multiple Trichilemommas - Acral Keratoses - Sclerotic fibromas of skin - Papillomas of the oral mucosa - Occasionally, tumors of Breast, Thyroid, and GIT
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Characteristics of Trichilemmal-type keratinization with atypical features (3)
- Brisk mitotic activity - invasion of reticular dermis - ulceration
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Most important microscopic feature of keratoacanthoma
Architecture of the lesion as seen on cross section on LPO: - Overhanging edges - Keratin-filled crater - Hemispheric shape that is buttressed by a normal-appearing epidermis
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Keratoacanthomas with Numerous eruptive lesions
Grzybowki type
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Keratoacanthomas with multiple ulcerating tumors with atypical distribution
Ferguson-Smith type
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Epidermal/Epidermoid type vs. Pilar/Trichilemmal type Keratinous cyst -more common (90%)
Epidermal/Epidermoid type Keratinous cyst
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Epidermal/Epidermoid type vs. Pilar/Trichilemmal type Keratinous cyst -lined by Cornified epithelium
Epidermal/Epidermoid type Keratinous cyst
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Epidermal/Epidermoid type vs. Pilar/Trichilemmal type Keratinous cyst -has distinct granular layer
Epidermal/Epidermoid type Keratinous cyst
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Epidermal/Epidermoid type vs. Pilar/Trichilemmal type Keratinous cyst -contains lamellated keratin without calcification
Epidermal/Epidermoid type Keratinous cyst
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Epidermal/Epidermoid type vs. Pilar/Trichilemmal type Keratinous cyst -preferentially on the Scalp
Pilar/Trichilemmal type Keratinous cyst
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Epidermal/Epidermoid type vs. Pilar/Trichilemmal type Keratinous cyst -Trichilemmal type Keratinization
Pilar/Trichilemmal type Keratinous cyst
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Epidermal/Epidermoid type vs. Pilar/Trichilemmal type Keratinous cyst -Keratin is not lamellated
Pilar/Trichilemmal type Keratinous cyst
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Epidermal/Epidermoid type vs. Pilar/Trichilemmal type Keratinous cyst -Some nuclei retained
Pilar/Trichilemmal type Keratinous cyst
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Epidermal/Epidermoid type vs. Pilar/Trichilemmal type Keratinous cyst -Focal calcification
Pilar/Trichilemmal type Keratinous cyst
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Type of Keratinization: -sudden keratinization without formation of granular layer and an uneven interphase between the keratinized and nonkeratinized cells
Trichilemmal type keratinization
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former name of Pilomatrixoma
Calcified Epithelioma of Malherbe
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Key feature of Pilomatrixoma
Basaloid cells undergo abrupt keratinization, leading to the formation of "ghost" and "shadow" cells
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Key features of Malignant Pilomatrixoma/Pilomatrixoma carcinoma (2)
- Cytologic atypia | - infiltration
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Ratio of melanocytes to keratinocytes in the epidermal basal layer depending on the site of the body
-1:4 to 1:10
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The functional unit /epidermal-melanin unit
melanocyte + adjacent keratinocytes receiving melanin
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Positive or Negative IHC for Normal Melanocytes -Fontana-Masson silver stain (special stain)
Positive
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Positive or Negative IHC for Normal Melanocytes -Tyrosinase
Positive
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Positive or Negative IHC for Normal Melanocytes -DOPA reaction
Positive
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Positive or Negative IHC for Normal Melanocytes -S100
Positive
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Positive or Negative IHC for Normal Melanocytes -NSE
Positive
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Positive or Negative IHC for Normal Melanocytes -Mart-1/Melan A (A103)
Positive
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Positive or Negative IHC for Normal Melanocytes -Microphthalmia Transcription Factor (MiTF)
Positive
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Positive or Negative IHC for Normal Melanocytes -SOX10
Positive
90
Positive or Negative IHC for Normal Melanocytes -PAX3
Positive
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Positive or Negative IHC for Normal Melanocytes -Vimentin
Positive
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Positive or Negative IHC for Normal Melanocytes -Neurofilaments
Negative
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Positive or Negative IHC for Normal Melanocytes -GFAP
Negative
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Positive or Negative IHC for Normal Melanocytes -HMB-45
Negative
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Positive or Negative IHC for Normal Melanocytes -Keratin
Negative
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IHC Negative in Normal Melanocytes but Positive in Activated type melanocytes
HMB-45
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IHC Negative in Normal Melanocytes but Positive in Neoplastic type melanocytes
Keratin
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Hallmark of the melanocyte
Melanin-synthesizing organelle (melanosome)
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Most common location of clusters of benign nevus cells in the capsule of lymph nodes
Axillary region
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Multiple Lentigines can be seen in what syndromes? (6)
- Peutz-Jeghers syndrome - Centrofacial lentiginosis - Moynahan syndrome - LEOPARD syndrome - Carney syndrome - Xeroderma pigmentosum
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Blue nevus are sometime misdiagnosed as
Benign fibrous histiocytoma
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Positive or Negative IHCs for Blue nevus -Melanin stains
Positive
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Positive or Negative IHCs for Blue nevus -S100
Positive
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Positive or Negative IHCs for Blue nevus -HMB-45
Positive
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Most common locations of Cellular Blue Nevus (2)
- Buttocks | - Sacrococcygeal area
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Characteristics Absent in Cellular Blue Nevus which makes it different microscopically from malignant melanoma (4)
- Junctional activity - Epidermal invasion - Peripheral inflammation - Necrosis
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Characteristics Present in Cellular Blue Nevus which makes it different microscopically from malignant melanoma (6)
- Pushing margins - Biphasic pattern - Fasciculation - Neuroid structures - inconspicuousness of nuclei - relative lack of atypia and mitotic figures
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Most typical presentation of Spitz nevus
-raised pink or red nodule in the skin of the face that clinically resembles a hemangioma
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Features that favor a diagnosis of Spitz nevus over one of malignant melanoma (9)
- Symmetric shape - Sharp lateral demarcation - maturation in depth - arrangement of the spindle cells perpendicularly to the skin surface - presence of tadpole and multinucleated giant cells - lack of upward epidermal spread of single melanocytes - presence of telangiectasia, edema, and fibrosis - presence of eosinophilic hyaline bodies along the dermoepidermal junction thought to be made of basement membrane material (Kamino bodies) - lack of ulceration
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Spitz nevus vs. Malignant melanoma Cytoplasm - homogeneous acidophilic ground-glass appearance
Spitz Nevus
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Spitz nevus vs. Malignant melanoma Cytoplasm - more irregular in configuration and staining reaction
Malignant melanoma
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Spitz nevus vs. Malignant melanoma -Consumption of Epidermis
Malignant melanoma
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Congenital nevus differs from the more common acquired variety because (4):
- generally Large size - tendency to involve the reticular dermis and subcutaneous tissue - single cell permeation of dermal collagen bundles - involvement of skin adnexa, arrector pili muscles, nerves, and vessels
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Characteristics of Giant Congenital Nevus (3):
- Extensive size - Surface area - 144 cm2 or larger - nevus > 20 cm in diameter in adult or > or = to 20% BSA
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Giant cell nevus with Meningeal/cerebral melanosis
Neurocutaneous melanosis or melanocytosis
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Giant cell nevus with numerous satellite nevi
Melanophakomatosis
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Characteristics of Dysplastic nevus (4)
- clinically Atypical - large size (>5 mm) - irregular outline - variegated appearance
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Subungual region cutaneous melanomas
Melanotic whitlow
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Most common form of Melanoma
Superficial spreading melanoma
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other names of Superficial spreading melanoma (2)
- Premalignant melanosis | - Pagetoid melanoma
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Telltale color of early superficially spreading melanoma
shade of Blue admixed with tan, brown, or dark brown
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Most commonly affected region of spindle cell melanoma
Head and Neck
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Differential diagnosis of Desmoplastic melanoma (4)
- Hypertrophic scar - Atypical Fibroxanthoma - Spindle SqCCa - Peripheral nerve sheath tumor
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Clues to the diagnosis at the H&E level of Desmoplastic melanoma (5):
- focal Fascicular pattern of growth - Deep invasion - Infiltration of nerves - Lymphoid aggregates at tumor periphery - Presence of a lesion with the features of Lentigo maligna in the overlying epidermis
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Features suggestive of melanoma in H&E sections (5)
- cells with abundant acidophilic, finely granular cytoplasm - pseudonuclear inclusions - combination of epithelial and spindle cell patterns of growth - fascicular arrangement of tumor cells - Pseudoalveolar arrangement
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Strong indicators that the melanoma is malignant (2)
- Atypical mitoses | - Dermal mitoses
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Sign of degeneration and is a particularly useful sign of melanoma
Melanocytes with an abundant clear cytoplasm having a finely dispersed ("dusty") chromatin
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Two situations in which argentaffin stains are particularly useful in melanoma
- Detecting finely dispersed granules that are not immediately apparent in H&E sections - Demonstrating that the brown pigment seen in the routine sections is melanin rather than hemosiderin
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Key enzyme for the production of melanin from tyrosine
Tyrosinase
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Common molecular genetic alteration in melanomas occurring in acral and chronic sun-damaged skin
KIT
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Uncommon molecular genetic alteration in melanomas occurring in acral and chronic sun-damaged skin (2)
- BRAF | - NRAS
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Best procedure for the initial evaluation of suspicious pigmented skin lesions
-Elliptical excisional biopsy with narrow margins (down to the subcutaneous fat)
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Microscopically, the early stage of regression is characterized by:
-a dense infiltrate of lymphocytes
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Only melanomas that have been found to undergo spontaneous regression
Melanomas with an intraepidermal component
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Accurate staging procedure and a powerful prognostic indicator
Sentinel node biopsy
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Sentinel node biopsy is recommended for (2)
- All melanomas measuring 1 mm or more in thickness | - thinner melanomas with dermal mitotic figures or ulceration
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Histiocytes vs. Melanoma cells -Lack nuclear atypia
Histiocytes
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Histiocytes vs. Melanoma cells IHC -CD68/PG-M1 - positive
Histiocytes
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Histiocytes vs. Melanoma cells IHC -SOX10 - negative
Histiocytes
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Histiocytes vs. Melanoma cells IHC -CD68/PG-M1 - negative
Melanoma cells
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Histiocytes vs. Melanoma cells IHC -SOX10 - positive
Melanoma cells
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Treatment of choice of most malignant melanomas
Wide excision of the primary lesion
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Most powerful predictors of survival in melanoma (2)
- Tumor thickness (Breslow level) | - Ulceration
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Level of invasion (Clark's level) -Epidermis
- Level I | * Melanoma in situ
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Level of invasion (Clark's level) -Papillary dermis
Level II
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Level of invasion (Clark's level) -Filling the papillary dermis
Level III
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Level of invasion (Clark's level) -Reticular dermis
Level IV
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Level of invasion (Clark's level) -Subcutis
Level V
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Breslow thickness -<0.76 mm
Low
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Breslow thickness -5-year disease free survival - 98%
Low
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Breslow thickness -0.76-1.50 mm
Intermediate
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Breslow thickness -5-year disease free survival - in-between 63 to 98%
Intermediate
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Breslow thickness ->1.5 mm
High
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Breslow thickness -5-year disease free survival - 44-63%
High
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More powerful prognostic indicator than ulceration
Tumor mitotic rate
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High risk sites of melanomas (8)
- Scalp - Mandibular area - Midline of trunk - Upper medial thighs - Hands - Feet - Popliteal fossae - Genitalia
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Melanoma with better prognosis
dense lymphocytic infiltrate around the melanoma particularly if the lymphocytes are closely intermingled with the neoplastic melanocytes (tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes)
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Correlates with an increased probability of lymph node metastases
numerous plasma cells in the infiltrate
159
Growth of melanoma cells along the external surface of blood vessels
Angiotropism
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Predictor of local recurrence and in-transit metastases
Angiotropism
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Only microscopic change in Hyperpigmentation
increased pigmentation of basal melanocytes, accompanied by an increased transfer of melanin into the adjacent keratinocytes and melanophages in the dermis
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Most common locations of merkel cell Ca (2)
- Face | - Extremities
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Hematoxyphilic staining of vessel walls and fibrous septa
Azzopardi phenomenon
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Positive vs. Negative IHC of Merkel Cell Carcinoma -LMW Keratin
Positive -particularly CK20 (perinuclear dot-like)
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Positive vs. Negative IHC of Merkel Cell Carcinoma -Neurofilaments
Positive
166
Positive vs. Negative IHC of Merkel Cell Carcinoma -NSE
Positive
167
Positive vs. Negative IHC of Merkel Cell Carcinoma -TTF-1
Negative
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Most common site of fibrous papule of the face
Nose
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Tuberous sclerosis (3)
- multiple fibromas of the face, scalp, and subungual region - Angiofibroma of the face - Shagreen patches in the lumbosacral region
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Sclerotic fibroma vs. Collagenous fibroma -"Storiform collagenoma"
Sclerotic fibroma
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Sclerotic fibroma vs. Collagenous fibroma -Heavy disposition of collagen
Sclerotic fibroma
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Sclerotic fibroma vs. Collagenous fibroma -wood-grain pattern
Sclerotic fibroma
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Sclerotic fibroma vs. Collagenous fibroma -"Desmoplastic fibroblastoma"
Collagenous fibroma
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Sclerotic fibroma vs. Collagenous fibroma -fascial involvement
Collagenous fibroma
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other name of Benign Fibrous Histiocytoma (3)
- Dermatofibroma - Histiocytoma - Sclerosing hemangioma
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Positive vs. Negative IHCs of Dermatofibroma -Factor XIIIa
Positive
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Positive vs. Negative IHCs of Dermatofibroma -HMGA1/HMGA2
Positive
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Positive vs. Negative IHCs of Dermatofibroma -CD34
Negative
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Dermatofibroma vs. DFSP -CD34 - positive
DFSP
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POSITIVE vs. NEGATIVE IHC for Atypical Fibroxantoma -Vimentin
POSITIVE
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POSITIVE vs. NEGATIVE IHC for Atypical Fibroxantoma -Actin
POSITIVE
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POSITIVE vs. NEGATIVE IHC for Atypical Fibroxantoma -Calponin
POSITIVE
183
POSITIVE vs. NEGATIVE IHC for Atypical Fibroxantoma -h-Caldesmon
POSITIVE
184
POSITIVE vs. NEGATIVE IHC for Atypical Fibroxantoma -CD68
POSITIVE
185
POSITIVE vs. NEGATIVE IHC for Atypical Fibroxantoma -alpha1-antitrypsin
POSITIVE
186
POSITIVE vs. NEGATIVE IHC for Atypical Fibroxantoma -alpha1-antichymotrypsin
POSITIVE
187
POSITIVE vs. NEGATIVE IHC for Atypical Fibroxantoma -Cathepsin-B
POSITIVE
188
POSITIVE vs. NEGATIVE IHC for Atypical Fibroxantoma -FXIIIa
POSITIVE -focal
189
POSITIVE vs. NEGATIVE IHC for Atypical Fibroxantoma -S100
POSITIVE -focal
190
POSITIVE vs. NEGATIVE IHC for Atypical Fibroxantoma -CD10
POSITIVE
191
POSITIVE vs. NEGATIVE IHC for Atypical Fibroxantoma -CD117
POSITIVE
192
POSITIVE vs. NEGATIVE IHC for Atypical Fibroxantoma -CD99
POSITIVE
193
POSITIVE vs. NEGATIVE IHC for Atypical Fibroxantoma -Keratin
Negative
194
POSITIVE vs. NEGATIVE IHC for Atypical Fibroxantoma -EMA
Negative
195
POSITIVE vs. NEGATIVE IHC for Atypical Fibroxantoma -Desmin
Negative
196
Important IHCs for Atypical Fibroxanthoma (2)
- focal S100 | - Negative Keratin
197
Microscopic diagnostic characteristics of DFSP (6)
- radial whorls of spindle cells producing the storiform or cartwheel pattern - High cellularity - Monomorphic appearance - Diffuse infiltration of subcutaneous fat - Lack of foamy or Hemosiderin-laden macrophages and/or MNGC - Lack of peripheral collagen trapping
198
Positive or Negative IHC for DFSP -Vimentin
Positive
199
Positive or Negative IHC for DFSP -Actin
Positive *focally and inconstantly
200
Positive or Negative IHC for DFSP -CD34
Positive *strongly and consistently
201
Positive or Negative IHC for DFSP -S100
Negative
202
Positive or Negative IHC for DFSP -HMB-45
Negative
203
Positive or Negative IHC for DFSP -Keratin
Negative
204
Positive or Negative IHC for DFSP -FXIIIa
Negative
205
Pleomorphic sarcomas that arise in sun-damaged skin of the Head and Neck of elderly patients
Pleomorphic dermal sarcoma
206
Pleomorphic dermal sarcoma vs. Atypical fibroxanthoma -infiltrative growth pattern
Pleomorphic dermal sarcoma *most important
207
Pleomorphic dermal sarcoma vs. Atypical fibroxanthoma -necrosis
Pleomorphic dermal sarcoma
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Pleomorphic dermal sarcoma vs. Atypical fibroxanthoma -perineural invasion
Pleomorphic dermal sarcoma
209
Flat xanthomas of eyelid
Xanthelasma
210
Xanthoma in trunk or extremities of male
Papular xanthoma
211
Abrupt onset of crops of yellowish papules with erythematous halos on the extensor surfaces
Eruptive xanthoma
212
Papillomatous, verruca-like change of the overlying epidermis
Verruciform xanthoma
213
Most common involvement of Xanthogranuloma
upper part of the body
214
Positive or Negative IHC for Xanthogranuloma -CD68
Positive
215
Positive or Negative IHC for Xanthogranuloma -alpha1-antichymotrypsin
Positive
216
Positive or Negative IHC for Xanthogranuloma -lysozyme
Positive
217
Positive or Negative IHC for Xanthogranuloma -other histiocytic marker
Positive
218
Positive or Negative IHC for Xanthogranuloma -S100
Negative
219
Giant cell reticulohistiocytoma with articular involvement
lipoid dermatoarthritis
220
Defining nature of Langerhans cell histiocytosis
CD1a positivity
221
Important diagnostic sign of LCH of the skin
invasion of the epidermis by the infiltrate
222
Three distinct types of Leiomyomas of the skin
- Genital - Pilar - Solitary Angioleiomyoma
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Type of skin leiomyoma -Located in the nipple or scrotum
Genital
224
Type of skin leiomyoma -multiple superficial nodules of nevoid or hamartomatous type derived from from arrectores pilorum muscle
Pilar
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Type of skin leiomyoma -with bizarre hyperchromatic nuclei
- Pilar | - Solitary Angioleiomyoma
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Type of skin leiomyoma -aka as Vascular Leiomyoma
-Solitary Angioleiomyoma
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Type of skin leiomyoma -Subcutaneous
-Solitary Angioleiomyoma
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Peripheral nerve sheath tumors with predilection for cutaneous (dermal) involvement (4)
- Neurofibroma - Granular cell tumor - Dermal nerve sheath myxoma - Palisaded encapsulated neuroma
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other name of Dermal nerve sheath myxoma
Myxoid neurothekeoma
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other name of Palisaded encapsulated neuroma
Solitary circumscribed neuroma
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Most helpful positive IHC stains for Cellular Neurothekeoma (2)
- NKI/C3 | - CD10
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Most peculiar skin lesion characterized by a proliferation of nerve fibers coated by squamous epithelium
Epithelial sheath neuroma
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Patterns of Perineurioma (4)
- Epithelioid - Sclerosing - Reticular - Plexiform
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Pattern of perineurioma that is often misdiagnosed as epithelioid histiocytoma
Epithelioid
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Pattern of perineurioma that simulates a fibroma and is usually Acral in location
Sclerosing
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Important clue to the diagnosis of Perineurioma
EMA positivity
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other name of Infantile Hemangioma
Benign infantile hemangioendothelioma
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other name of Hobnail Hemangioma
Targetoid hemosiderotic hemangioma
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Hemangiomas of skin with hyaline globules (2)
- Glomeruloid hemangioma | - Papillary hemangioma
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aka as Superficial lymphangioma of the skin
Lymphangioma circumscriptum
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aka as Deep lymphangioma of the skin
Lymphangioma cavernosum
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aka as Cystic lymphangioma of the skin
Cystic hygroma
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Characteristics of Cutaneous intralymphatic histiocytosis (3)
- dilated vessels - CD68 positive in histiocytes - rheumatoid arthritis
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other name of Pyogenic granuloma (2)
- granuloma pyogenicum | - lobular capillary hemangioma
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Most common locations of Pyogenic granuloma (2)
- Fingers | - Lips
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Most distinctive feature of Pyogenic granuloma and almost always indicator of a benign process
vascular (capillary) lobule
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This feature of Pyogenic granuloma is defined as a central branching vessel surrounded by a hypercellular proliferation of newly formed endothelial and perithelial cells
vascular (capillary) lobule
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other name Acquired tufted angioma
Angioblastoma
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other names of Masson Hemangioma (3)
- Vegetant intravascular hemangioendothelioma - Masson pseudoangiosarcoma - Intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia
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other name of Epithelioid Hemangioma (2)
- Histiocytoid hemangioma | - Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia
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Defining feature of Epithelioid hemangioma
peculiar epithelioid or histiocytoid appearance of the endothelial cells
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Most common locations of the classic form of Kaposi sarcoma (2)
- Foot | - Ankle
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Most commonly involved organs of Kaposi sarcoma (2)
- Lymph nodes | - GIT
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Indicators of poor outcome in classic Kaposi sarcoma (2)
- immunosuppression | - age greater than 50 yo
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Most typical feature microscopically of Kaposi sarcoma
presence of spindle cells forming slits containing RBCs
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Promontory sign of Kaposi sarcoma
in early lesions, spindle proliferation may be limited to the papillary dermis and to the vascular plexus with the neoplastic vessels dissecting around dermal structures such as the secretory coil of sweat glands or blood vessels
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Clues to the diagnosis of Bacillary angiomatosis (2)
- clusters of neutrophils (many of them fragmented) | - presence of a granular purplish-staining extracellular material
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Bacillary Angiomatosis vs. Verruga peruana -Bartonella henselae (rickettsia-like)
Bacillary Angiomatosis
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Bacillary Angiomatosis vs. Verruga peruana -Bartonella bacilliformis
Verruga Peruana
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Most important clue to the diagnosis of Verruga Peruana
Rocha-Lim inclusions
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Three distinct patterns microscopically of Angiosarcoma
1. Undifferentiated foci, which can simulate carcinoma or malignant melanoma 2. Freely anastomosing channels lined by atypical endothelial cells, surrounding skin adnexa, and dissecting dermal collagen fibers 3. areas resembling Kaposi sarcoma
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Tumors notorious for their ability to simulate angiosarcoma (3)
- SqCCA - Epithelioid sarcoma - Pseudoangiomatous atypical fibroxanthoma
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consistent features of post-radiation angiosarcoma that is not seen in atypical vascular lesion (2)
- amplification of MYC | - expression of MYC
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Positive or Negative IHC for Retiform Hemangioendothelioma -CD31
Positive
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Positive or Negative IHC for Retiform Hemangioendothelioma -CD34
Positive
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Positive or Negative IHC for Retiform Hemangioendothelioma -FVIII-related antigen
Positive
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Positive or Negative IHC for Retiform Hemangioendothelioma -D2-40 (lymph vessel marker)
Negative
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Positive or Negative IHC for Retiform Hemangioendothelioma -VEGFR-3
Negative
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other names of Cutaneous Lymphoid Hyperplasia (5)
- Lymphoplasia - Lymphadenoma - Lymphocytoma benigna cutis - Lymphadenosis benigna cutis - Spiegler-Fendt sarcoid
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Histologic features that have been traditionally been used to favor a diagnosis of lymphoid hyperplasia over one of malignant lymphoma (7)
- multiplicity of cell types - formation of lymphoid follicles - polarized germinal centers - tingible body macrophages - vascular proliferations - predominantly perivascular or periadnexal distribution of the infiltrate - prominent epidermal hyperplasia
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other clinically benign lymphocytic infiltrates that can microscopically simulate malignant lymphoma (4)
- molluscum contagiosum - Syphilis - Nodular scabies - Actinic reticuloid
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Most common site of involvement of Primary Cutaneous Follicle Center Lymphoma
Head and Neck
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Most common cutaneous lymphoma subtype
Mycosis fungoides
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Clinical signs associated with poor prognosis in Mycosis fungoides (3)
- presence of generalized plaques or tumors - diffuse erythema - lymphadenopathy
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Sézary syndrome vs. Woringer-Kolopp disease -variant of Mycosis fungoides
Sézary syndrome
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Sézary syndrome vs. Woringer-Kolopp disease Clinical - infiltratrive erythrodermal with pruritus
Sézary syndrome
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Sézary syndrome vs. Woringer-Kolopp disease -Lymphadenopathy
Sézary syndrome
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Sézary syndrome vs. Woringer-Kolopp disease Microscopic - presence of large or small cerebroid cells (Sezary and Lutzner cells) in the peripheral blood
Sézary syndrome
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Sézary syndrome vs. Woringer-Kolopp disease -Pagetoid Reticulosis
Woringer-Kolopp disease
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Sézary syndrome vs. Woringer-Kolopp disease Clinical - Solitary erythematosquamous patch, typically on the extremities
Woringer-Kolopp disease
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Sézary syndrome vs. Woringer-Kolopp disease -extremely slow evolution
Woringer-Kolopp disease
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Sézary syndrome vs. Woringer-Kolopp disease Microscopic - monomorphic intraepidermal infiltrate of cells with cerebroid nuclei
Woringer-Kolopp disease
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Two most important diagnostic features of lymph nodes in Mycosis fungoides (2)
- preservation or distortion of the nodal architecture | - number of atypical lymphoid cells in T cell-dependent paracortical areas
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Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma vs. Cutaneous gamma/delta+ T-cell lymphoma - CD3 - pos - CD8 - pos - CD4 - neg - CD56 - neg
Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma
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Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma vs. Cutaneous gamma/delta+ T-cell lymphoma -Excellent 5-year survival
Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma
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Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma vs. Cutaneous gamma/delta+ T-cell lymphoma - CD3 - pos - CD8 - neg - CD4 - neg - CD56 - pos
Cutaneous gamma/delta+ T-cell lymphoma
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Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma vs. Cutaneous gamma/delta+ T-cell lymphoma -very aggressive
Cutaneous gamma/delta+ T-cell lymphoma
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other name of Intravascular (Angiotropic) Lymphoma
Malignant (Systemic, Proliferative, Neoplastic) Angioendotheliomatosis
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10% of Leukemia cutis with...
Monocytic leukemia
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8% of Leukemia cutis with...
CLL
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5% of Leukemia cutis with...
Chronic granulocytic leukemia
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Hamartoma of the scalp with ectopic meningothelial elements
Rudimentary meningocele
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Metaplastic synovial cyst
Synovial metaplasia of the skin
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Most common source of metastatic tumor to the skin in men
Lung (25%)
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Most common source of metastatic tumor to the skin in women
Breast (69%)
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Cutaneous metastases of Gastric carcinoma or Primary Sweat gland carcinoma -Antibody HIK1083 - Positive
Cutaneous metastases of Gastric carcinoma *detects gastric o-glycan
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Cutaneous metastases of Gastric carcinoma or Primary Sweat gland carcinoma -Antibody HIK1083 - Negative
Primary Sweat gland carcinoma
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Sweat gland carcinoma or Metastatic carcinoma from various sites Podoplanin (D2-40) - Positive
Sweat gland carcinoma
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Sweat gland carcinoma or Metastatic carcinoma from various sites p63 - Positive
Sweat gland carcinoma
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Sweat gland carcinoma or Metastatic carcinoma from various sites p40 - Positive
Sweat gland carcinoma
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Sweat gland carcinoma or Metastatic carcinoma from various sites Podoplanin (D2-40) - Negative
Metastatic carcinoma from various sites
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Sweat gland carcinoma or Metastatic carcinoma from various sites p63 - Negative
Metastatic carcinoma from various sites
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Sweat gland carcinoma or Metastatic carcinoma from various sites p40 - Negative
Metastatic carcinoma from various sites
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Most common sites for skin metastases (3)
- Chest - Abdomen - Head and Neck

PATHOLOGY (26 decks)

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