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Proximal-Type Epithelioid Sarcoma With Elevated Serum CA 125: Report of a Case With CA 125 Immunoreactivity
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Proximal-type epithelioid sarcoma is a recently described rare soft tissue neoplasm. It is commonly found in the pelvic, perineal, and genital areas in middle-aged or older adults, as compared with the classic type of epithelioid sarcoma, which arises in the distal portion of the extremities in adolescents and young adults. Proximal-type epithelioid sarcoma has a more aggressive clinical behavior than the classic type of epithelioid sarcoma. Proximal-type epithelioid sarcoma is histologically...
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Proximal-Type Epithelioid Sarcoma With Elevated Serum CA 125: Report of a Case With CA 125 Immunoreactivity
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
; Proximal-type epithelioid sarcoma is a recently described rare soft tissue neoplasm. It is commonly found in the pelvic, perineal, and genital areas in middle-aged or older adults, as compared with the classic type of epithelioid sarcoma, which arises in the distal portion of the extremities in
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Pathologic quiz case: Cutaneous nodule of 3-year duration
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
; A 19-year-old, healthy man visited a plastic surgeon because of a cutaneous nodule on the distal tuft of his left index finger. The lesion had been present for 3 years, and a history of a previous penetrating injury with a piece of glass was elicited. No radiologic investigations were performed,
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Epithelioid sarcoma: A diagnostic challenge
Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
; Introduction Epithelioid sarcoma is an uncommon soft tissue tumor that occurs almost exclusively in the distal part of an extremity. The tumor is remarkable for the diagnostic difficulties it poses, both clinically and histologically, resulting in a high frequency of initial misdiagnosis. Case
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Epithelioid sarcoma: New insights based on an extended immunohistochemical analysis
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
; * Context.-Epithelioid sarcoma has a distinctive epithelioid phenotype and characteristically exhibits immunohistochemical reactivity for epithelial markers (keratins and epithelial membrane antigen) and mesenchymal markers (most notably vimentin and CD34). Antibodies to certain keratin subunits
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Rare killer
Derby Evening Telegraph
; Metastatic epithelioid sarcoma is a very rare form of cancer thought to affect only one in 60 million people. It usually affects young adults and attacks soft, fatty and connective tissue as well as bones and nerves. A sore throat, mild cough and fever can be among the early signs, along with lumps
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Epithelial-type and neural-type cadherin expression in malignant noncarcinomatous neoplasms with epithelioid features that involves the soft tissues
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
; ... PI. N-cadherin promotes adhesion between invasive breast cancer cells and the stroma. Cell Adhes Commun. 1997; 4:399-411. 15. Tran NL, Nagle RB, Cress AE, Heimark RL. N-cadherin expression in human prostate carcinoma cell lines: an epithelial-mesenchymal transformation ...
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Soft-tissue sarcoma mimicking large haematoma: a report of two cases and review of the literature
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
; ABSTRACT We report on 2 patients with soft-tissue sarcomas mimicking large haematomas. Neither patient had a medical history of trauma or bleeding tendency. In a patient with a large leiomyosarcoma in the buttock, insufficient biopsy material from initial surgeries precluded a correct diagnosis. In
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Selected Diagnostic Problems in Neoplastic Dermatopathology
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
; Context.-Selected cutaneous neoplasms share features with benign counterparts or have subtle morphologic features that could be overlooked by the pathologist. Objective.-To present clues to the diagnosis of potentially deceptive malignancies, including desmoplastic malignant melanoma, nevoid
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Cancer girl took ten hospital visits to be diagnosed.(News)
The Birmingham Post (England)
; ... ildren's Hospital.' Mr Adler said specialists had to be certain of their diagnosis 'before subjecting the family to the distress this news causes'. Mr Adler added: 'We understand what a distressing time this is for Mariam and her family, and they can be reassured ...
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Shane set to row across the channel for cancer
Derby Evening Telegraph
; A Man who is rowing across the English Channel to raise money for a cancer charity has returned from a training session in Cornwall. Shane Cooke, of Topley Gardens, Chaddesden, decided to take up the challenge after his daughter Nicole Morgan died from a rare form of cancer in February. She was
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