Ann Dermatol.  2019 Apr;31(2):226-228. 10.5021/ad.2019.31.2.226.

A Case of Malignant Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Skin

• Shin K
• Kim TW
• Lee HJ
• Park SM
• Jin H
• Shim WH
• Kim GW
• Kim HS
• Ko HC
• Kim BS
• Kim MB
• You HS

• KMID: 2439073
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2019.31.2.226

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Skin*
Solitary Fibrous Tumors*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 (A, B) A 5.0×4.3 cm-sized protruding mass on the right shoulder and (C) gross features of the excised tumor.

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  Fig. 2 Histopathologic findings of the tumor mass. (A) The tumor was well circumscribed and unencapsulated (H&E, ×40). (B) Image showing proliferation of spindle cells in a haphazard manner (H&E, ×100). (C) Photomicrograph showing mitotic activity and cellular atypia (H&E, ×400). The tumor cells were strongly positive for (D) CD34 (×200) and (E) vimentin (×200), and negative for (F) S100 (×200).

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