General
and Systemic Histopathology, C601&C602
Slide 156: Skin with dermatofibrosarcoma
protuberans
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Note the large and locally
invasive, fibroblastic lesion just beneath the skin surface. (Note here that the
tissue has been scanned with the epithelial surface down, so the image is upside
down.) Go to medium to see the storiform pattern (Interwoven) of the tumor.
See this slide with the
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This is a anaplastic
lesion, as is the case with many sarcomas. Yes it would very difficult
to tell the origin of this lesion if it weren't on the list of diagnosis.
Note how some cells are spindle shaped and have elongated nuclei, this
is one of the diagnostic tips that this a malignancy of fibroblast origin.
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