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Atlas of dermatopathology
Josef Feit, Hana Jedličková, Günter Burg, Luděk Matyska, Spasoje Radovanovic et al.
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+ Introduction
+ Literature
+ Support
+ Skin biopsy
+ Non-tumorous skin diseases
+ Skin tumors
+ Cysts of the skin and subcutis
+ Soft tissue lesions
+ Some lesions of the oral cavity
+ Dermatovenerology
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Günter Burg
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Werner Kempf
+ Collection of histological slides of dr. Ram Chandra Adhikari
Epithelioid sarcoma
Clinical signs
  • location: extremities
  • age: most often young adults
  • slowly growing malignant tumor with tendency to reccurr locally after incomplete excision
  • metastases: lymph nodes, lungs
  • therapy: wide excision, amputation
Histology

Nodules of variable size, often with necrotic foci, which may resemble granulomas (e. g. deep granuloma annulare).

The cells are polygonal and spindle, with eosinophilic cytoplasm. The tumor growths in infiltrative fashion along the fascia and tendons and often ulcerates.

Imunoprofile: vimentin +, EMA +, cytokeratins +, CD34 often positive, SMA often positive.

Epithelioid sarcoma (4489)

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