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Research & Reviews  141 results

Top 10 Differential Diagnoses for Desmoplastic Melanoma.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-023-01536-y
Head and Neck Pathology; Fernandez-Flores A, Singh R et. al.

Mar 18th, 2023 - Desmoplastic melanoma is a rare subtype of melanoma mainly appearing on sun-exposed skin. Clinically, it is many times non-pigmented and therefore the diagnosis is often not suspected. Review article. In this paper we review the main histopatholog...

Asymptomatic Soft Tumor on the Forearm
https://www.mdedge.com/dermatology/article/261250/dermatopathology/asymptomatic-soft-tumor-forearm
Alison Romisher, MD, Christian Albornoz, MD et. al.

Feb 15th, 2023 - The Diagnosis: Aneurysmal Dermatofibroma A shave biopsy of the entire tumor was performed at the initial visit. Histologic examination with hematoxylin and eosin staining revealed a fibrohistiocytic infiltrate containing cleftlike cavernous spaces.

Loss of RhoE function in dermatofibroma promotes disorganized dermal fibroblast extrace...
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jid.2023.01.019
The Journal of Investigative Dermatology; Endzhievskaya S, Hsu CK et. al.

Feb 13th, 2023 - Dermatofibromas are common, benign fibrous skin tumors that can occur at any skin site. In most cases, dermatofibromas are solitary and sporadic, but a few are multiple and familial, and the mechanisms leading to these lesions are currently unclea...

Giant Hemosiderotic Adenodermatofibroma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
https://doi.org/10.1097/DAD.0000000000002373
The American Journal of Dermatopathology; Ha MV, Andrasik WJ et. al.

Feb 3rd, 2023 - Adenodermatofibromas are an extremely rare subtype of dermatofibroma (DF) characterized by a dermal proliferation of spindle-shaped fibroblasts and histocytes, dilated glandular structures with apocrine secretion, and prominent vascular proliferat...

Targetoid Hemosiderotic Hemangioma
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1060458-print

Jan 17th, 2023 - Practice Essentials In 1988, Santa Cruz and Aronberg[1] first described targetoid hemosiderotic hemangioma (THH), which is a benign vascular neoplasm that some have postulated may represent a reactive condition.[2] Also termed hobnail hemangioma, ...

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News  31 results

Asymptomatic Soft Tumor on the Forearm
https://www.mdedge.com/dermatology/article/261250/dermatopathology/asymptomatic-soft-tumor-forearm
Alison Romisher, MD, Christian Albornoz, MD et. al.

Feb 15th, 2023 - The Diagnosis: Aneurysmal Dermatofibroma A shave biopsy of the entire tumor was performed at the initial visit. Histologic examination with hematoxylin and eosin staining revealed a fibrohistiocytic infiltrate containing cleftlike cavernous spaces.

Shoulder lesion
https://www.mdedge.com/familymedicine/article/257647/dermatology/shoulder-lesion
MDedge Family Medicine;

Sep 8th, 2022 - A punch biopsy of the lesion was performed and the results were consistent with a dermatofibroma, which is a benign growth. Dermatofibromas may manifest as a pink papule on fair-skinned individuals or a darker brown papule in patients of color.

An 80-year-old patient presents with an asymptomatic firm pink plaque on his shoulder
https://www.mdedge.com/dermatology/article/237319/melanoma/80-year-old-patient-presents-asymptomatic-firm-pink-plaque-his
Donna Bilu Martin, MD

Mar 17th, 2021 - Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that arises from melanocytes. According to the American Cancer Society, about 106,110 new melanomas will be diagnosed in the United States in 2021.

Expert Offers Tips for Sorting Out Pink Lesions on Dermoscopy
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/945115

Feb 2nd, 2021 - Even in the most experienced hands, dermoscopy poses a challenge when the usual pigment clues are lacking to help distinguish melanoma from amelanotic melanoma and pigmented basal cell carcinoma (BCC) from nonpigmented BCC. Dr Jennifer Stein "For ...

Expert offers tips for sorting out pink lesions on dermoscopy
https://www.mdedge.com/dermatology/article/235239/melanoma/expert-offers-tips-sorting-out-pink-lesions-dermoscopy
Doug Brunk

Jan 29th, 2021 - Even in the most experienced hands, dermoscopy poses a challenge when the usual pigment clues are lacking to help distinguish melanoma from amelanotic melanoma and pigmented basal cell carcinoma (BCC) from nonpigmented BCC. Copyright Dr.

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Patient Education  2 results

Fibroma: Symptoms,
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23991-fibroma

Aug 12th, 2022 - Overview What is a fibroma? The definition of fibroma is a noncancerous (benign) tumor or growth consisting of fibrous, connective tissue. Since you have tissue all over your body, they can appear almost anywhere. If you develop a fibroma, you may...

Cellular Dermatofibroma: Causes, Sy
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22668-cellular-dermatofibroma

Apr 8th, 2022 - Overview What is a cellular dermatofibroma? Cellular dermatofibromas are a type of dermatofibroma (noncancerous tumor). They appear as firm bumps (nodules), often on your legs. Cellular dermatofibromas extend deeper into your skin’s layers than ot...

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