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Dermatopathology Diagnosis by First Impression

Dermatopathology: Diagnosis by First Impression Christine J. Ko and Ronald J. Barr © 2008 Christine J. Ko and Ronald J. Barr . ISBN: 978-1-405-17734-4

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To Ulla, Anna, Jessica, and Sara, who let me pursue my career while they took care of everything else. (RJB) To Peter, who made it all possible. (CJK)

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Dermatopathology Diagnosis by First Impression Christine J. Ko Assistant Professor Dermatology and Pathology Yale University School of Medicine New Haven Connecticut USA

Ronald J. Barr Dermatopathologist Laguna Pathology Medical Group Laguna Beach California; Professor Emeritus Dermatology and Pathology University of California Irvine USA

A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Publication

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This edition first published 2008 © 2008 by Christine J. Ko and Ronald J. Barr Blackwell Publishing was acquired by John Wiley & Sons in February 2007. Blackwell’s publishing program has been merged with Wiley’s global Scientific, Technical and Medical business to form Wiley-Blackwell. Registered office: John Wiley & Sons Ltd, The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, UK Editorial offices: 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford, OX4 2DQ, UK The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, UK 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774, USA For details of our global editorial offices, for customer services and for information about how to apply for permission to reuse the copyright material in this book please see our website at www.wiley.com/wiley-blackwell The right of the author to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, except as permitted by the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, without the prior permission of the publisher. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. Designations used by companies to distinguish their products are often claimed as trademarks. All brand names and product names used in this book are trade names, service marks, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. The publisher is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book. This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold on the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering professional services. If professional advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. The contents of this work are intended to further general scientific research, understanding, and discussion only and are not intended and should not be relied upon as recommending or promoting a specific method, diagnosis, or treatment by physicians for any particular patient. The publisher and the author make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this work and specifically disclaim all warranties, including without limitation any implied warranties of fitness for a particular purpose. In view of ongoing research, equipment modifications, changes in governmental regulations, and the constant flow of information relating to the use of medicines, equipment, and devices, the reader is urged to review and evaluate the information provided in the package insert or instructions for each medicine, equipment, or device for, among other things, any changes in the instructions or indication of usage and for added warnings and precautions. Readers should consult with a specialist where appropriate. The fact that an organization or Website is referred to in this work as a citation and/or a potential source of further information does not mean that the author or the publisher endorses the information the organization or Website may provide or recommendations it may make. Further, readers should be aware that Internet Websites listed in this work may have changed or disappeared between when this work was written and when it is read. No warranty may be created or extended by any promotional statements for this work. Neither the publisher nor the author shall be liable for any damages arising herefrom. Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Ko, Christine J. Dermatopathology : diagnosis by first impression / Christine J. Ko, Ronald J. Barr. p. ; cm. ISBN 978-1-4051-7734-4 (alk. paper) 1. Skin—Diseases—Diagnosis—Atlases. 2. Skin—Pathophysiology—Atlases. I. Barr, Ronald J. II. Title. [DNLM: 1. Skin Diseases—diagnosis—Atlases. 2. Microscopy—Atlases. WR 17 K75d 2008] RL96.K6 2008 616.5′075—dc22 2008003421 ISBN: 978-1-4051-7734-4 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Set in 9/12pt Frutiger by Graphicraft Limited, Hong Kong Printed in Singapore by Fabulous Printers Pte Ltd 1

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Contents

Preface, vi

Interface reaction, 141

Acknowledgments, vii

Dermal material, 149 Change in fat, 162

Chapter 1 Shape on Low Power, 1 Polypoid, 3

Chapter 3 Cell Type, 175

Square/rectangular, 8

Clear, 177

Regular acanthosis, 15

Melanocytic, 194

Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia above abscesses, 19

Spindle, 203

Proliferation downward from epidermis, 23

Giant, 216

Central pore, 32 Palisading reactions, 36 Space with a lining, 40 Cords and tubules, 52 Papillated dermal tumor, 59 Circular dermal islands, 66

Chapter 4 Color Blue, 225 Blue tumor, 227 Blue infiltrate, 235 Mucin and glands or ducts, 244 Mucin, 248

(Suggestion of) vessels, 70

Chapter 2 Top–Down, 83 Hyperkeratosis, 85 Parakeratosis, 94 Upper epidermal changes, 97

Chapter 5 Color Pink, 257 Pink material, 259 Pink dermis, 264 Epidermal necrosis, 267

Acantholysis, 107 Eosinophilic spongiosis, 117

Chapter 6 Appendix by Pattern, 273

Subepidermal space/cleft, 124 Perivascular infiltrate, 132 Band-like upper dermal infiltrate, 137

Chapter 7 Index by Histological Category, 277

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The purpose of this book is to focus on a selection of commonly tested entities, showing low- to high-power views. Major differences among diagnoses that are sometimes confused are emphasized on “Key differences” pages. As a picture is worth a thousand words, text is kept to a minimum. Since this book is not meant to replace major textbooks of dermatopathology, the atlas and the categories of differential diagnoses found in the Appendix are not comprehensive, although some entities not pictured are listed. Ultimately, the book should be used as a

companion to dermatopathology textbooks and as a pictorial reference/study tool, given that this approach is utilized by the experienced dermatopathologist when constructing examination questions. Often, the major distractors are based on gestalt rather than etiology or conventional classifications. It is often the look-a-likes that prove to be the most deceptive, even though they have no obvious relationship to the correct diagnosis. This book will also be helpful to the dermatopathology novice as it introduces a simple and effective way to approach a slide.

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Acknowledgments

Dr. James H. Graham, MD, master of dermatopathology and dermatology, who taught me most of what I know. (RJB) Firstly, I would like to recognize Dr. Ronald Barr, who introduced me to the wonderful world of dermatopathology. Dermatopathology and dermatology are inextricably linked, and I also thank my other teachers at the University of California, Irvine; specifically, Dr. Gary Cole, Dr. Edward Jeffes, Dr. Vandana

Nanda, Dr. Kenneth Linden, Dr. Gerald Weinstein, and Dr. Jeffrey Herten. Credit is also due to Dr. Scott Binder, an incomparable teacher and fellowship director, and to my dermatopathology colleagues at Yale (Dr. Jennifer McNiff, Dr. Earl Glusac, Dr. Rossitza Lazova, Dr. Shawn Cowper, Dr. Antonio Subtil, and Dr. Anjela Galan), who teach me things every day. Last, but not least, my family has been invaluable in supporting me through everything. (CJK)

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Shape on Low Power • Polypoid, 3 • Square/rectangular, 8 • Regular acanthosis, 15 • Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia above abscesses, 19 • Proliferation downward from epidermis, 23 • Central pore, 32 • Palisading reactions, 36 • Space with a lining, 40 • Cords and tubules, 52 • Papillated dermal tumor, 59 • Circular dermal islands, 66 • (Suggestion of) vessels, 70

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Shape on Low Power | Polypoid

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• Polypoid shape • Acral skin [thick stratum corneum with stratum lucidum (long arrow) ] • Dermal nerve bundles (short arrows)

Accessory digit

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Shape on Low Power | Polypoid

• Polypoid shape • May see a slight invagination of surface epidermis with underlying sebaceous glands • Surface epidermis often slightly acanthotic and hyperpigmented

Accessory nipple

• May see mammary ducts or apocrine glands deep • Dermis with numerous smooth muscle bundles (arrows)

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Shape on Low Power | Polypoid

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Polypoid shape Thin epidermis Vellus hairs (arrows) Cartilage not always present

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• Differential diagnosis of numerous vellus hairs • Eyelid/earlobe/sometimes facial skin • Vellus hair nevus

Accessory tragus

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Shape on Low Power | Polypoid

• Polypoid shape • Acral skin • Fibrovascular stroma [thick collagen (arrows) ]

Digital fibrokeratoma

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Polypoid shape • a Accessory digit: nerve bundles in the dermis • b Accessory nipple: sebaceous glands, mammary ducts or apocrine glands, smooth muscle bundles in the dermis • c Accessory tragus: vellus hairs in the dermis

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• d Digital fibrokeratoma: collagen in the dermis • Note Other entities may also be polypoid, e.g. intradermal nevus, neurofibroma, fibrous papule

Key differences

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Shape on Low Power | Square/rectangular

Square/rectangular shape Thick, pink smudgy collagen in dermis Plasma cells around vessels Atrophic or absent adnexal structures

Morphea

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• Square/rectangular shape • Altered, reddened collagen (necrobiosis) layered with inflammation • Giant cells and plasma cells are prominent

Necrobiosis lipoidica

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Shape on Low Power | Square/rectangular

• Square/rectangular shape • Normal-appearing collagen bundles in dermis • No increased mucin

Normal back skin

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• Square/rectangular shape • Slight widening of space between collagen due to mucin (arrow) • No increase in fibroblasts

Scleredema

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Shape on Low Power | Square/rectangular

• Square/rectangular shape • Slight widening of space between collagen due to mucin (long arrow) • Increased fibroblasts (short arrows)

Scleromyxedema

• Note Lichen myxedematosus is histologically similar but clinically different • Note Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis may show similar findings

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Shape on Low Power | Square/rectangular

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Square/rectangular shape • a Morphea: thickened bundles of collagen with loss of fenestrations between collagen bundles • b Necrobiosis lipoidica: reddened collagen sandwiched between layers of inflammatory cells (giant cells, plasma cells) (see also p. 39)

• c Normal back: normal-sized collagen bundles, no increased mucin

Key differences

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Square/rectangular shape (cont.) • d Scleredema: mucin between collagen • e Scleromyxedema: mucin and increased fibroblasts

Key differences

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Shape on Low Power | Regular acanthosis

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• Regular epidermal acanthosis • Parakeratosis • Full-thickness disorder of keratinocytes with atypical cells (short arrows) and mitoses • Basal layer may appear normal (“eyeliner” sign) (long arrow)

Bowen’s disease

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• Regular epidermal acanthosis • Clear cells well demarcated from the normal epidermis and adnexal keratinocytes

Clear cell acanthoma

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Shape on Low Power | Regular acanthosis

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Regular epidermal acanthosis Parakeratosis Neutrophils in stratum corneum (asterisk) Hypogranulosis

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• Thinned suprapapillary plates (long arrow) • Dilated vessels in papillary dermis (short arrows)

Psoriasis

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Regular epidermal acanthosis • a Bowen’s disease: disordered keratinocytes and atypical mitoses • b Clear cell acanthoma: pale/clear keratinocytes well demarcated from normal epidermis

Key differences

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• c Psoriasis: confluent parakeratosis above thickened epidermis, neutrophils in stratum corneum, normal keratinocytes, thin suprapapillary plates, dilated vessels

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Shape on Low Power | Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia above abscesses

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• Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia above abscesses • Yeast forms (arrow) that classically show broad-based budding

Blastomycosis

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• Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia above abscesses • Brown-colored septate rounded “hot cross buns” (Medlar bodies, sclerotic bodies, copper pennies) (arrow)

Chromomycosis

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• Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia above abscesses • Large (80– 200 mm) spherules containing endospores (arrows)

Coccidioidomycosis

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Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia above abscesses • a Blastomycosis: 8– 30 mm yeast form (arrow) • b Chromomycosis: 5–12 mm Medlar bodies • c Coccidioidomycosis: 80– 200 mm spherules with endospores

Key differences

• Note Paracoccidioidomycosis (6–60 mm mariner’s wheel; an uncommon infection in the United States), sporotrichosis (organisms usually not evident in biopsies), and tuberculosis verrucosa cutis may also show this pattern

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Shape on Low Power | Proliferation downward from epidermis

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• Proliferation downward from epidermis • Strands of basaloid cells in a fibrovascular stroma often emanating from strands of squamous epithelium • Some hints of palisading of cells (arrow)

Fibroepithelioma of Pinkus

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• Proliferation downward from epidermis • Fibrotic stroma adjacent to the hair follicle has reticulated strands of epithelium • This entity has overlap with trichodiscoma (some consider these a spectrum of the same entity)

Fibrofolliculoma

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• Proliferation downward from epidermis • Normal-appearing keratinocytes with some arranged in squamous eddies causing intraepithelial fenestrations

Inverted follicular keratosis

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• Proliferation downward from epidermis • Sebaceous glands, basaloid proliferations (arrow) connect to the epidermis • Apocrine glands may be seen deep • Absent terminal hairs in mature stage

Nevus sebaceus of Jadassohn

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• Proliferation downward from epidermis • Uniform blue cells with interspersed ducts (arrows) • Fibrotic or hyalinized stroma with dilated vessels

Poroma

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• Proliferation downward from epidermis • Proliferation composed of pale/clear cells • Peripheral palisading (long arrow) with thickened basement membrane (short arrow)

Trichilemmoma

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• Proliferation downward from epidermis • Pale cells in columns with “windows” of dermis in between • Peripheral palisading

Tumor of the follicular infundibulum

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Proliferation downward from epidermis • a Fibroepithelioma of Pinkus: strands of basaloid epithelium in fibrovascular stroma • b Fibrofolliculoma: hair follicle with adjacent fibrotic stroma and reticulated epithelium

Key differences

• c Inverted follicular keratosis: squamous eddies • d Nevus sebaceus of Jadassohn: proliferation of epidermis connecting to sebaceous lobules and basaloid proliferations

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Proliferation downward from epidermis (cont.) • e Poroma: uniform blue cells with interspersed ducts • f Trichilemmoma: pale/clear keratinocytes with peripheral palisading and thickened basement membrane • g Tumor of the follicular infundibulum: pale cells in columns with “windows” of dermis in between

Key differences

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Shape on Low Power | Central pore

• Central pore • Invaginated epidermis is acanthotic

Dilated pore of Winer

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Shape on Low Power | Central pore

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• Central pore • Invaginated epidermis is acanthotic and has areas resembling outer root sheath with peripheral palisading around slightly pale cells (arrows)

Pilar sheath acanthoma

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• Central pore • Invaginated epidermis connects to a primary hair follicle • Multiple secondary hair follicles radiating away from the central follicle

Trichofolliculoma

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Central pore • a Dilated pore of Winer: acanthotic epidermis • b Pilar sheath acanthoma: epidermal acanthosis and areas resembling outer root sheath • c Trichofolliculoma: primary follicle and surrounding secondary follicles

Key differences

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Shape on Low Power | Palisading reactions

• Palisading of histiocytes around amorphous white –gray substance with a feathery edge

Gout

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• Palisading of histiocytes around altered collagen, basophilic mucin (long arrow) • Lymphocytes around vessels (short arrow)

Granuloma annulare

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• Palisading of histiocytes around central pink fibrin • The reaction is often deep

Rheumatoid nodule

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Palisading reactions • a Gout: central white–gray feathery material • b Granuloma annulare: central altered collagen interspersed with blue mucin

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• c Rheumatoid nodule: central pink fibrin • d Necrobiosis lipoidica: altered collagen surrounded by giant cells, plasma cells (see also pp. 9 and 13)

Key differences

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• Space with a lining • Lining composed of an inner layer of cells with decapitation secretion (long arrow) and a compressed layer of myoepithelial cells (short arrow)

Apocrine hidrocystoma

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• Space with a lining • “Lining” is not a true epithelial layer but is cartilage • Centrally, there is degeneration of cartilage

Auricular pseudocyst

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• Space with a lining • Lining composed of squamous or sometimes cuboidal/ columnar epithelium often with squamous metaplasia • Prominent lymphoid follicles in wall

Branchial cleft cyst

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• Space with a lining • Lining composed of cuboidal/columnar epithelium with cilia (arrows)

Cutaneous ciliated cyst

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• Space with a lining • Spaces embedded in a fibrovascular stroma (endometrial stroma) • Lining composed of crowded blue cells • Hemosiderin deposits common in stroma

Cutaneous endometriosis

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• Space with a lining • Lining composed of squamous epithelium • Walls contain adnexal structures

Dermoid cyst

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• Space with a lining • Lining composed of squamous epithelium with a granular layer (arrow) • Cyst contents composed of flakes of keratin

Epidermal inclusion cyst

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• Space with a lining • Lining composed of squamous epithelium without a granular layer • Cyst contents composed of dense pink keratin

Pilar cyst

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• Space with a lining • Lining composed of layered epithelium with a bright pink crenulated keratin (arrow) • Sebaceous glands in wall

Steatocystoma

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Space with a lining • a Apocrine hidrocystoma: decapitation secretion • b Auricular pseudocyst: degeneration surrounded by cartilage • c Branchial cleft cyst: prominent lymphoid follicles in wall

Key differences

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Space with a lining (cont.) • d Cutaneous ciliated cyst: columnar epithelium with cilia; no structures in wall • e Cutaneous endometriosis: fibrovascular stroma with glands

Key differences

• f Dermoid cyst: sebaceous glands and other adnexal structures in wall

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Space with a lining (cont.) • g Epidermal inclusion cyst: epithelium with granular layer, flakes of keratin in center • h Pilar cyst: epithelium without granular layer, dense keratin in center • i Steatocystoma: crenulated keratin lining the cyst; sebaceous glands in wall

• Note Bronchogenic cysts are uncommon, and are diagnosed by clinical history and the presence of columnar epithelium +/– cilia, +/– cartilage in the wall; venous lakes are common and are composed of flattened endothelial cells with erythrocytes in the space

Key differences

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Cords and tubules in dermis Numerous horn cysts (long arrow) in fibrotic stroma Tubules of two-layered epithelium (short arrow) Calcification often present Confined to dermis

Desmoplastic trichoepithelioma

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• Cords and tubules in dermis • Tubules of single-layered (“Indian filing”, long arrow) and multilayered epithelium • Some cells forming gland-like structures (short arrow)

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• Other metastatic carcinomas may look like this – need clinical history; immunohistochemistry may be helpful

Metastatic breast carcinoma

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• Cords and tubules in dermis • Tubules of epithelium connect to islands of epithelium with duct-like spaces (arrow) • Deeply infiltrative (fills dermis) • Perineural involvement

Microcystic adnexal carcinoma

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• Cords and tubules in dermis • Cords of epithelium composed of basaloid cells with hints of peripheral palisading • New collagen forming around islands (arrow) • Deeply infiltrative

Morpheaform basal cell carcinoma

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• Cords and tubules in dermis • Restricted to upper dermis • “Tadpoles” of epithelium with duct-like structures in heads (arrow)

Syringoma

• Darker cells at periphery, clear cells in center • Eosinophilic cuticle lining lumina • No horn cysts

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Cords and tubules • a Desmoplastic trichoepithelioma: horn cysts, no clear cells, circular areas of epithelium surround keratin • b Metastatic breast carcinoma: single filing of atypical cells, deeply infiltrative

• c Microcystic adnexal carcinoma: like syringoma with tadpole-like structures but deeply infiltrative, perineural involvement

Key differences

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Cords and tubules (cont.) • d Morpheaform basal cell carcinoma: infiltrative cords of basaloid cells with hints of peripheral palisading; may have some duct-like structures (but fewer than c) • e Syringoma: superficial tadpoles with clear cells

Key differences

(e)

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• Papillated dermal tumor • Disordered layers of epithelium in large papillations with some tubules • Variable cytological atypia and mitotic figures • Acral location

Aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma

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• Papillated dermal tumor • Finger-like projections have cores of collagen/fibroblasts (arrow) • No connection to epidermis

Hidradenoma papilliferum

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• Papillated dermal tumor • Islands of epithelium with papillated projections • With or without epidermal connection

Papillary eccrine adenoma

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• Papillated dermal tumor • Papillations contain numerous plasma cells (arrow) • Tumor often connected to epidermis

Syringocystadenoma papilliferum

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• Papillated dermal tumor • Evidence of decapitation secretion • Overlaps with papillary eccrine adenoma

Tubular apocrine adenoma

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Papillated dermal tumor • a Aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma: large tumor, atypical cells, and mitoses piled up • b Hidradenoma papilliferum: thin papillations with fibrovascular cores

Key differences

• c Papillary eccrine adenoma: islands of epithelium with papillated areas

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Papillated dermal tumor (cont.) • d Syringocystadenoma papilliferum: broad papillations with plasma cells in cores • e Tubular apocrine adenoma: decapitation secretion and papillations within islands

Key differences

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• Circular dermal islands • Islands contain basaloid cells with a cribriform pattern of duct-like spaces filled with amorphous material

Adenoid cystic carcinoma

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• Circular dermal islands • Islands contain basaloid cells surrounded by a thick pink basement membrane (arrow) • Islands arranged like a “jigsaw puzzle”

Cylindroma

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• Circular dermal islands • Islands of epithelium with central flaky keratin (horn cysts)

Trichoadenoma

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Circular dermal islands • a Adenoid cystic carcinoma: cribriform pattern of duct-like structures • b Cylindroma: puzzle-like arrangement, thick/pink basement membrane • c Trichoadenoma: numerous horn cysts

Key differences

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• (Suggestion of) vessels • Circular pink mass in dermis • Scar-like appearance

Angioleiomyoma

• Mass composed of smooth muscle cells (cigar-shaped nuclei, long arrows) with compressed vessels (short arrows) (sometimes dilated)

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• (Suggestion of) vessels • Numerous vessels with epithelioid (“hobnail”) endothelial cells (arrow) surrounded by inflammation • Clusters of epithelioid endothelial cells may mimic granulomas • Eosinophils may be prominent

Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia

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• (Suggestion of) vessels • Maze-like arrangement of vessels lined by atypical cells • Deeply infiltrative

Angiosarcoma

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• (Suggestion of) vessels • Superficial vessels surrounded by plasma cells and red–blue “clouds” of organisms that stain with silver

Bacillary angiomatosis

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• (Suggestion of) vessels • Superficial vessels surrounded by plasma cells and red–blue “clouds” of organisms that stain with silver

Bacillary angiomatosis (cont.)

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(Suggestion of) vessels Fibrotic stroma Concentric fibrosis around vessels/adnexae (long arrow) Stellate fibroblasts (short arrow)

Fibrous papule

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• (Suggestion of) vessels • Vessels forming around other vessels (promontory sign) • Vessels may be lined by inconspicuous endothelial cells

Kaposi’s sarcoma

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• (Suggestion of) vessels • Lobules of dilated vessels embedded in loose stroma with inflammatory cells

Pyogenic granuloma

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(Suggestion of) vessels Hyperkeratosis Variable spongiosis Small-caliber thick-walled capillaries in clusters in the upper dermis (arrows) • Hemosiderin

Stasis dermatitis

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• (Suggestion of) vessels • Somewhat wedge-shaped arrangement of vessels • Hemosiderin (arrow) around the peripheral vessels

Targetoid hemangioma

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(Suggestion of) vessels • a Angioleiomyoma: well-circumscribed pink circle composed of cigar-shaped spindle cells and compressed to dilated vessels

Key differences

• b Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia: dilated vessels with prominent hobnail endothelial cells surrounded by inflammation, +/– numerous eosinophils • c Angiosarcoma: maze-like connection of vessels lined by atypical cells

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(Suggestion of) vessels (cont.) • d Bacillary angiomatosis: dilated vessels surrounded by inflammation that includes plasma cells and ill-defined “clouds” • e Fibrous papule: fibrotic stroma with stellate fibroblasts and dilated vessels

• f Kaposi’s sarcoma: slit-like or angulated spaces dissecting through collagen; vessels around vessels

Key differences

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(Suggestion of) vessels (cont.) • g Pyogenic granuloma: clusters of dilated vessels surrounded by mixed inflammation • h Stasis dermatitis: small clusters of capillaries in upper dermis with hemosiderin

Key differences

• i Targetoid hemangioma: wedge-shaped area of increased vessels with hemosiderin at periphery

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Top–Down • Hyperkeratosis, 85 • Parakeratosis, 94 • Upper epidermal changes, 97 • Acantholysis, 107 • Eosinophilic spongiosis, 117 • Subepidermal space/cleft, 124 • Perivascular infiltrate, 132 • Band-like upper dermal infiltrate, 137 • Interface reaction, 141 • Dermal material, 149 • Change in fat, 162

Dermatopathology: Diagnosis by First Impression Christine J. Ko and Ronald J. Barr © 2008 Christine J. Ko and Ronald J. Barr . ISBN: 978-1-405-17734-4

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• Hyperkeratosis • Central erosion/ulceration of epidermis with underlying pink fibrin and flanking vessels • Vascular ectasia with plump endothelial cells • Cartilage may be present beneath fibrin

Chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis

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Hyperkeratosis Follicular plugging Thinned epidermis Vacuolar change at dermoepidermal junction

Discoid lupus erythematosus

• Thickened basement membrane • Pigment incontinence • Periadnexal and perivascular lymphocytic infiltrate

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Hyperkeratosis Scattered “dyskeratotic” keratinocytes Slightly acanthotic epidermis Variable inflammatory infiltrate

Flegel’s disease

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• Hyperkeratosis • Hyperkeratosis alternates with parakeratosis • Acanthotic epidermis

Inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus

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Hyperkeratosis Vacuolar change at dermoepidermal junction Pink homogenization of papillary dermis Underlying band-like inflammatory infiltrate See also p. 264

Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus

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• Hyperkeratosis • Hyperkeratosis alternates with parakeratosis in a checkerboard pattern • Follicular plugging • Irregular acanthosis of epidermis

Pityriasis rubra pilaris

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• Hyperkeratosis • Cornoid lamellae (tiered parakeratosis above altered granular layer) (arrow) • A lichenoid infiltrate may be present

Porokeratosis

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Hyperkeratosis • a Chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis: epidermal erosion/ ulceration with underlying fibrin and flanking vessels • b Discoid lupus erythematosus: follicular plugging, thickened basement membrane, periadnexal inflammation

Key differences

• c Flegel’s disease: hyperkeratosis over slight acanthosis, minimal inflammation • d Inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus: hyperkeratosis alternating with parakeratosis over acanthosis

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Top–Down | Hyperkeratosis

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Hyperkeratosis (cont.) • e Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus: pink homogenized papillary dermis with underlying inflammation (see also p. 266) • f Pityriasis rubra pilaris: checkerboard parakeratosis and hyperkeratosis, irregular acanthosis • g Porokeratosis: cornoid lamellae

Key differences

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• Parakeratosis • Granules retained in the stratum corneum (arrows)

Axillary granular parakeratosis

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• Parakeratosis may be seen above orthokeratosis (“sandwich sign”) • Slightly refractile organisms (spheres and tubules) in stratum corneum • Obvious organisms on periodic acid–Schiff (arrows)

Dermatophytosis

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Parakeratosis • a Axillary granular parakeratosis: retained granules in stratum corneum • b Dermatophytosis: circles and linear hyphae in stratum corneum

Key differences

• Note Tinea versicolor is in the differential; dermatophytosis and tinea versicolor may be subtle and appear like “normal” skin on low power

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• Upper epidermal change of nests of keratinocytes • Nests are composed of monomorphous, typical keratinocytes

Clonal seborrheic keratosis

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• Upper epidermal change of keratinocytes with blue–gray expanded cytoplasm and haloes around nuclei

Epidermodysplasia verruciformis

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• Upper epidermal change of prominent keratohyaline granules and chicken-wire cell membranes – granular-vacuolar change (arrows)

Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis

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• Upper epidermal change of koilocytes with very prominent keratohyaline granules • A type of wart that tends to be on the plantar surface

Myrmecium

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• Upper epidermal change of reticular degeneration (edema of the cells with retention of cell membranes) and pink intracytoplasmic globules (arrows) • Usually acral skin

Orf

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• Upper epidermal change of scattered large cells singly and in nests • May be able to see a compressed basal layer beneath nests (eye-liner) • Large cells have expanded cytoplasm and nuclei at periphery

Paget’s disease

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• Upper epidermal change of koilocytes – cells with haloes around nuclei • Epidermal surface is only slightly papillated

Verruca plana

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• Upper epidermal change of koilocytes • Epidermal surface papillated • Toeing-in (arborization) of rete ridges

Verruca vulgaris

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Upper epidermal change • a Clonal seborrheic keratosis: nests of typical, monomorphous keratinocytes • b Epidermodysplasia verruciformis: expanded blue–gray cytoplasm, some perinuclear haloes

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• c Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis: strung-out cell membranes, loss of nuclei, granular–vacuolar change • d Myrmecium: very prominent keratohyaline granules

Key differences

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Upper epidermal change (cont.) • e Orf: reticular degeneration (pink cell membranes with loss of nuclei) with scattered inclusions • f Paget’s disease: scattered cells that lack intercellular bridges with prominent grayish cytoplasm • g Verruca: koilocytes

Key differences

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• Benign acantholytic dyskeratosis with corp ronds (long arrow) and grains (short arrow) • Parakeratosis above the acantholytic dyskeratosis

Darier’s disease

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• Benign acantholytic dyskeratosis in small foci • Also foci of spongiosis, acantholysis without dyskeratosis (Hailey–Hailey pattern and pemphigus patterns)

Grover’s disease

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• Benign acantholysis (sometimes with dyskeratosis) in full thickness to two-thirds of the epidermis • Resembles a “dilapidated brick wall”

Hailey–Hailey disease

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• Benign non-dyskeratotic acantholysis with ballooning degeneration • Multinucleated cells with rimming of chromatin • Follicular necrosis/acantholysis is a clue

Herpes virus infection

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• Benign acantholysis in the upper stratum spinosum, making the granular layer appear altered • May see “cling-ons” (acantholytic cells on roof of split)

Pemphigus foliaceus

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Top–Down | Acantholysis

• Benign acantholysis above the basal layer • Basal layer intact and appears like “tombstones”

Pemphigus vulgaris

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• Malignant dyskeratotic acantholysis in a large, infiltrative tumor • Prominent atypical cells and mitoses

Squamous cell carcinoma, adenoid type

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Top–Down | Acantholysis

• Benign dyskeratotic acantholysis like Darier’s disease with corp ronds (long arrow) and grains (short arrow) but may have more prominent cup-shape and/or follicular involvement • Clinically a solitary lesion

Warty dyskeratoma

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Top–Down | Acantholysis

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Acantholysis a Darier’s disease: prominent parakeratosis above corp ronds and grains b Grover’s disease: multiple patterns of acantholysis (Darier’s-like, Hailey–Hailey-like, pemphigus-like) and spongiosis in small foci

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c Hailey–Hailey disease: majority of epidermis involved by acantholysis d Herpes virus infection: ballooning degeneration, multinucleated cells with chromatin rimming

Key differences

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Acantholysis (cont.) e Pemphigus foliaceus: granular layer prominent with acantholysis f Pemphigus vulgaris: acantholysis above tombstoned basal layer; follicles may be involved

Key differences

g Squamous cell carcinoma, adenoid type: acantholysis and squamous pearls, atypical keratinocytes and mitoses (malignant dyskeratotic acantholysis) h Warty dyskeratoma: cup-shaped area of acantholytic dyskeratosis, villi at base

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• Eosinophilic spongiosis • Vesicles within epidermis may be prominent

Allergic contact dermatitis

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• Eosinophilic spongiosis • Wedge-shaped pattern of inflammation on low-power view • Vesicles within epidermis may be prominent

Arthropod bite reaction

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• Eosinophilic spongiosis • Dyskeratotic keratinocytes (arrows)

Incontinentia pigmenti

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• Eosinophilic abscesses within epidermis • Acantholysis may be absent to subtle • Hyperplastic epidermis

Pemphigus vegetans

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• Eosinophilic spongiosis • Mites, scybala, eggs within stratum corneum

Scabies

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Eosinophilic spongiosis a Allergic contact dermatitis: orderly vesicles and eosinophils in epidermis b Arthropod bite reaction: prominent vesicles and eosinophils in epidermis, may see an erosion

Key differences

c Bullous pemphigoid: subepidermal cleft and eosinophils at base (see also p. 125)

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Eosinophilic spongiosis (cont.) d Incontinentia pigmenti: eosinophilic spongiosis with dyskeratotic cells e Pemphigus vegetans: eosinophilic abscesses within acanthotic epidermis f Scabies: mites/scybala /eggs in stratum corneum

Key differences

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Top–Down | Subepidermal space/cleft

• Subepidermal space (can appear intraepidermal) • Thin “grenz zone” (arrow) • Filled with erythrocytes

Angiokeratoma

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• Subepidermal space • Eosinophils (arrows) are prominent at the base • May see festooning (papillated bulla base)

Bullous pemphigoid/Herpes gestationis

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Top–Down | Subepidermal space/cleft

• Subepidermal space • Neutrophils (arrows) are prominent at the base • May see clusters of neutrophils in papillae adjacent to blister

Dermatitis herpetiformis

• Note that this same histologic pattern can be seen with linear immunoglobulin A disease, neutrophil-rich bullous pemphigoid, bullous lupus erythematosus, and epidermolysis bullosa acquisita • May see reverse festooning (papillated inferior surface of bulla roof)

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• Subepidermal space with internal papillations • Thin “grenz zone” (long arrow) • Spaces lined by endothelial cells (short arrows) and may contain a few erythrocytes

Lymphangioma

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• Subepidermal space (edema) • Superficial and deep vessels surrounded by lymphocytes

Polymorphous light eruption

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Subepidermal space Often a non-inflammatory base Festooning of papillary dermis Thickened vessel walls (long arrow) Caterpillar bodies in epidermis (short arrow)

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• Note that the differential diagnosis of non-inflammatory subepidermal bullae includes non-inflammatory bullous pemphigoid, epidermolysis bullosa acquisita, diabetic bullae, and epidermolysis bullosa subtypes

Porphyria cutanea tarda

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Subepidermal space/cleft a Bullous pemphigoid: eosinophils at base, festooning b Dermatitis herpetiformis: neutrophils at base, reverse festooning c Angiokeratoma: erythrocytes fill the spaces

Key differences

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Subepidermal space/cleft (cont.) d Lymphangioma: spaces lined by endothelial cells and are empty e Polymorphous light eruption: perivascular lymphocytes f Porphyria cutanea tarda: non-inflammatory base, festooning, caterpillar bodies

Key differences

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Top–Down | Perivascular infiltrate

• Superficial and deep perivascular infiltrate of lymphocytes • Lymphocytes tightly cuffed around vessels • Note that the differential diagnosis includes polymorphous light eruption (classically has dermal edema), Jessner’s lymphocytic infiltrate, and connective tissue disorders

Gyrate erythema

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Perivascular infiltrate of neutrophils and nuclear debris Alteration/necrosis of collagen (arrow) Extravasated erythrocytes Fibrin within vessels

Leukocytoclastic vasculitis

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• Superficial perivascular infiltrate of lymphocytes (sometimes minimal) • Extravasated erythrocytes (arrows) • Hemosiderophages

Pigmented purpuric dermatosis

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Superficial perivascular infiltrate of lymphocytes Mounds of parakeratosis (long arrows) Mild epidermal spongiosis (short arrow) Extravasated erythrocytes

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• Note that guttate psoriasis is in the differential diagnosis; guttate psoriasis is favored if there are neutrophils in the mounds of parakeratosis

Pityriasis rosea

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Superficial perivascular infiltrate • a Gyrate erythema: tightly cuffed superficial and deep perivascular infiltrate of lymphocytes, epidermis is normal • b Leukocytoclastic vasculitis: dermis looks “messy” on low power with perivascular neutrophils and nuclear debris, pink donuts of degenerated collagen, extravasated erythrocytes

Key differences

• c Pigmented purpuric dermatosis: perivascular (to lichenoid) infiltrate of lymphocytes, extravasated erythrocytes, hemosiderophages • d Pityriasis rosea: mounds of parakeratosis, mild epidermal spongiosis superficial perivascular infiltrate of lymphocytes, and extravasated erythrocytes • Note Lymphocytic angiitis describes a pattern of perivascular lymphocytes and is a non-diagnostic finding as many diseases may have such a pattern

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Band-like upper dermal infiltrate Infiltrate abuts and involves epidermis Cells in infiltrate have kidney-shaped nuclei (arrows) Eosinophils may be present

Langerhans cell histiocytosis

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• Band-like upper dermal infiltrate • A small grenz zone is usually present • Cells in infiltrate have round nuclei and granular gray–blue cytoplasm (arrows) • Eosinophils may be present

Mastocytosis

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Band-like upper dermal infiltrate Infiltrate abuts and involves epidermis May see Pautrier’s microabscesses Cells in infiltrate have atypical nuclei (arrows)

Mycosis fungoides

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Band-like upper dermal infiltrate • a Langerhans cell histiocytosis: kidney-shaped nuclei • b Mastocytosis: round nuclei and slightly granular cytoplasm • c Mycosis fungoides: cells in infiltrate have atypical nuclei, vacuolar change, fibrosis in dermis, lining up of lymphocytes at dermoepidermal junction

Key differences

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Interface reaction Lichenoid infiltrate Numerous necrotic keratinocytes Incontinence of pigment Deep perivascular infiltrate Infiltrate is mixed with eosinophils

Fixed drug reaction

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• Interface reaction • Vacuolar change at dermoepidermal junction • Necrotic keratinocytes (arrows) in epidermis and follicles surrounded by lymphocytes (satellite cell necrosis)

Graft-versus-host disease

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• Interface reaction • Lichenoid infiltrate that is the “ball” being held by fingers of epidermis (the “claw”) • Infiltrate is composed of lymphocytes and histiocytes and occasional giant cells

Lichen nitidus

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Interface reaction Lichenoid infiltrate Hyperkeratosis, irregular acanthosis, hypergranulosis Saw-toothing of basal layer Colloid bodies, Civatte bodies Pigment incontinence

Lichen planus

• Usually no eosinophils • If a mucosal surface, plasma cells may be present • Note that lichenoid drug reactions can look the same but usually show parakeratosis and eosinophils • Note that benign lichenoid keratosis can look the same (need clinical history)

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• Interface reaction • Lichenoid infiltrate and deep perivascular/periadnexal infiltrate • Peri-eccrine lymphocytic infiltrate is a clue • Scattered (high and low) apoptotic keratinocytes

Lichen striatus

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• Interface reaction • Lichenoid and deep perivascular lymphocytic infiltrate (wedge shaped on low power) • Parakeratosis • Erythrocytes in the epidermis and extravasated in the dermis • Necrosis of the epidermis

Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta

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Interface reaction • a Fixed drug reaction: lichenoid and deep perivascular mixed infiltrate with eosinophils, linear necrosis of basal cells • b Graft-versus-host disease: vacuolar change with scattered necrotic keratinocytes in epidermis and hair follicles (satellite cell necrosis)

• c Lichen nitidus: ball of lymphocytes and histiocytes in the dermis held by an epidermal claw

Key differences

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Interface reaction (cont.) • d Lichen planus: lichenoid infiltrate, hyperkeratosis, hypergranulosis, saw-toothed base of acanthotic epidermis • e Lichen striatus: lichenoid and deep infiltrate that involves eccrine glands, scattered necrotic keratinocytes

Key differences

• f Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta: parakeratosis, necrotic epidermis, extravasated erythrocytes, lichenoid and deep lymphocytic infiltrate • Note Apoptosis is the type of keratinocyte necrosis seen in interface dermatitis

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• Dermal material that is pink and amorphous, diffuse, and perivascular • Plasma cells (arrows) are often present around vessels

Amyloidosis, nodular

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• Dermal material that is blue–purple and chunky • Calcium deposits can be seen in adnexal tumors (trichoepithelioma, pilomatrixoma) • Calcium may be deposited on the altered elastic fibers in pseudoxanthoma elasticum

Calcinosis cutis

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• Dermal material that is pink and amorphous and fills the upper half of the dermis • Early lesions have pink material around vessels

Erythropoietic protoporphyria

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• Dermal material that is bluish, curvy, and ribbon-like

Gel foam

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• Dermal material that is pink and amorphous, often filling the dermis full-thickness • May be perpendicular to epidermis and around adnexae and vessels

Lipoid proteinosis

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• Dermal material that is banana-shaped and brown–orange (arrows)

Ochronosis

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• Dermal material • Bright, dense pink trabeculae with nuclei with haloes around them (osteocytes) • Pilomatricomas can be ossified

Osteoma cutis

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• Dermal material that is lost during processing and is “seen” as irregularly shaped circular spaces (arrows) • Dark pink sclerotic stroma • Swiss-cheese appearance

Paraffinoma

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• Dermal material that is blue and squiggly (arrows) • Sometimes the corkscrew fibers are calcified

Pseudoxanthoma elasticum

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• Dermal material that is black (most commonly) and is free in the dermis as well as within macrophages

Tattoo

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• c Erythropoietic protoporphyria: amorphous pink material around vessels and in upper dermis • d Gel foam: blue interconnected ribbons

Key differences

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Dermal material (cont.) • e Lipoid proteinosis: amorphous pink material filling the entire dermis; often around adnexae • f Ochronosis: brown– orange banana shapes • g Osteoma cutis: well-defined pink shapes with nuclei

Key differences

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Dermal material (cont.) • h Paraffinoma: irregular circular spaces like Swiss cheese • i Pseudoxanthoma elasticum: squiggly blue lines • j Tattoo: black particles within macrophages and free in dermis

Key differences

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• Change in the fat • Normal-appearing adipocytes in lobules with an increased number of small vessels, some containing fibrin (arrows)

Angiolipoma

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• Change in the fat • Lobular panniculitis with mixed inflammation (histiocytes, lymphocytes, neutrophils) • Inflammation around vessels (vasculitis) in the septae • “Panniculitis > vasculitis”; compare with polyarteritis nodosa

Erythema induratum

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• Change in the fat • Septal panniculitis with thickened septae between lobules of adipocytes

Erythema nodosum

• Septae contain giant cells (short arrow) • Early lesions may have neutrophils, eosinophils • Miescher’s radial granuloma may be seen (long arrow)

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• Change in the fat • Individual adipocytes are lost and replaced by arabesques of pink, ruffled membranes (lipomembranous fat necrosis) (arrows)

Lipodermatosclerosis

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Change in the fat Lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate (lobular panniculitis) Lymphoid follicles may be present Fibrinoid (hyaline) necrosis of fat Later stages show hyalinization of fat (hyaline sclerosis)

Lupus profundus

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• Change in the fat • Necrosis of the fat with “ghost-like” shadows of fat cells remaining • Calcification/neutrophils /eosinophils may be present • Septal vessels are inflamed

Pancreatic fat necrosis

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• Change in the fat • Septal panniculitis • Often at dermal–subcutis junction, a large vessel is involved with inflammation (vasculitis) (arrow)

Polyarteritis nodosa

• “Vasculitis > panniculitis”; compare with erythema induratum

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• Change in the fat • Lobular panniculitis • Inflammation and radial crystalline shapes (arrows) within fat lobules

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• Note that post-steroid panniculitis can look the same • Note that sclerema neonatorum also has crystalline shapes but lacks inflammation

Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn

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• Change in the fat • Lobular involvement of inflammation • Atypical lymphocytes rim fat cells Figures are courtesy of Antonio Subtil, MD.

Subcutaneous T-cell lymphoma

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(a)

(c)

Change in the fat • a Angiolipoma: normal adipocytes, increased numbers of vessels with fibrin • b Erythema induratum: vasculitis and lobular mixed inflammation, “panniculitis > vasculitis”

(b)

• c Erythema nodosum: septal thickening with giant cells (sometimes eosinophils)

Key differences

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Change in the fat (cont.) • d Lipodermatosclerosis: pink arabesques of membranes replacing adipocytes • e Lupus profundus: hyaline fat necrosis, lymphocytic lobular infiltrate

Key differences

(e)

• f Pancreatic fat necrosis: ghost-like necrosis of fat, +/– calcification

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Change in the fat (cont.) • g Polyarteritis nodosa: vasculitis of a medium-sized vessel, often at dermal–subcutis junction, “vasculitis > panniculitis” • h Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn: crystalline shapes and inflammation within fat lobules

• i Subcutaneous T-cell lymphoma: rimming of adipocytes with atypical lymphocytes Figure (i) is courtesy of Antonio Subtil, MD.

Key differences

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• Clear “cells” • The organisms (long arrows) are surrounded by capsules, which are seen in sections as clear spaces (short arrows)

Cryptococcosis, gelatinous

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• “Clear” cells • Epidermis may be acanthotic or display pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia

Granular cell tumor

• Cells are polygonal to oval and contain a granular pink material (phagolysosomes) • Large granules are surrounded by haloes

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• “Clear” cells • Cells are adipocytes that are so-called “mulberry” cells, with a net-like vacuolar pattern around the nuclei

Hibernoma

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• “Clear” cells • Cells are macrophages that contain the organisms

Leishmaniasis

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• “Clear” cells • Cells are histiocytes (“Virchow cells”) that look subtly foamy and are filled with organisms (seen with special stains) • Vacuoles with clusters of organisms (globi)

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• On low power, the histiocytes are arranged in linear configurations • Grenz zone present • Nerves may appear thickened

Lepromatous leprosy

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• “Clear” cells • Cells are adipocytes, with a peripheral, compressed nucleus (arrow)

Lipoma

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• “Clear” cells • Cells are melanocytes that have clear/foamy cytoplasm • Cells have atypical nuclei (arrows)

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• Special stains are generally necessary to confirm the diagnosis • Look for foci of conventional melanoma or a junctional component

Melanoma, balloon cell

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• “Clear” cells • Cells are arranged in lobules with areas of ductal differentiation • Hyalinized collagen often present (arrows)

Nodular hidradenoma

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• “Clear” cells • Often in cords, islands, or pseudoglandular structures • Cells are of renal origin and are surrounded by prominent blood vessels /extravasated erythrocytes

Renal cell carcinoma

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• “Clear” cells • Cells are sebocytes with spiky/scalloped nuclei bordered by several layers of basaloid cells • Generally on low power there is a downward lobular proliferation from the epidermis

Sebaceous adenoma

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• “Clear” cells • Cells are foamy histiocytes (filled with lipid), arranged in between collagen bundles • Often a thin epidermis (eyelid skin) • Vellus hairs may be present (eyelid skin)

Xanthelasma

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• “Clear” cells • Cells are histiocytes, arranged in a well-circumscribed mass in the upper dermis • Touton giant cells and eosinophils often seen

Xanthogranuloma (older lesion)

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• “Clear” cells • Cells are foamy histiocytes (filled with lipid), in clusters in the dermis • Free lipid is present in eruptive xanthomas

Xanthoma

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“Clear cells” • a Cryptococcosis, gelatinous: clear spaces representing the capsule of the organism

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• b Granular cell tumor: cells with grainy cytoplasm, small and large • c Hibernoma: cells with net-like vacuolated cytoplasm • d Leishmaniasis: macrophages filled with organisms

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(f)

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“Clear cells” (cont.) • e Lepromatous leprosy: histiocytes filled with organisms; linear arrangement on low power • f Lipoma: clear adipocytes; peripheral nuclei • g Melanoma, balloon cell: atypical nuclei with clear cytoplasm

Key differences

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(i)

(j)

“Clear cells” (cont.) • h Nodular hidradenoma: clear cells with interspersed ducts and hyalinized collagen • i Renal cell carcinoma: clear cells with extravasated erythrocytes

Key differences

• j Sebaceous adenoma: clear sebocytes with star-shaped nuclei with a rim of basaloid cells

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(l)

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“Clear cells” (cont.) • k Xanthelasma: foamy cells interspersed in eyelid skin • l Xanthogranuloma: foamy cells with some Touton cells • m Xanthoma: foamy cells and extracellular lipid

Key differences

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• Melanocytic cells • Cells are small and spindled/dendritic with occasional cells containing melanin pigment • Dermis often hyalinized • Melanophages often present

Blue nevus

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• Melanocytic cells • Epithelioid melanocytes are admixed with or bordered by uniformly distributed melanophages • Pattern on low power is wedge-shaped (often centered around a follicle)

Deep penetrating nevus

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• Melanocytic cells • Cells are confluent at the junction with irregularly sized nests, scattered high and low within the epidermis • Atypical cells and mitoses in epidermal and dermal nests

Melanoma

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• Melanocytic cells • Cells are spindled and arranged in bundles infiltrating through collagen • Cells are atypical • Often overlying in situ melanoma changes in epidermis

Melanoma, desmoplastic

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• Melanocytic cells • Pigmented spindle cells are arranged in vertical fascicles in the base of the epidermis

Pigmented spindle cell nevus of Reed

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• Melanocytic cells • Cells are in irregularly shaped nests, sometimes confluent, confined to the area above a dermal scar • Predominantly junctional involvement

Recurrent nevus

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• Melanocytic cells, spindled and epithelioid • Cells are in vertical fascicles within the epidermis (“school of fish”) • Well circumscribed and symmetric • Kamino bodies

Spitz nevus

• Clefting above nests • Cells are atypical but all resemble each other

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Melanocytic cells • a Blue nevus: finely pigmented spindle/dendritic cells within the dermis • b Deep penetrating nevus: wedge-shaped epithelioid melanocytes admixed with melanophages

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• c Melanoma: atypical cells in epidermis and dermis, asymmetric, dermal mitoses • d Melanoma, desmoplastic: atypical spindle cells infiltrating through collagen

Key differences

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Melanocytic cells (cont.) • e Pigmented spindle cell nevus of Reed: vertically arranged pigmented cells in base of epidermis

Key differences

• f Recurrent nevus: irregular nests of pigmented cells above a scar • g Spitz nevus: vertically arranged epithelioid and spindle cells; symmetric

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• Spindle cells (which also appear rounded when fascicles are cut cross-wise) (so-called biphasic pattern) • Often bulbous into the deep dermis • Scattered melanin pigment within the cells

Blue nevus, cellular

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• Spindle cells in a “busy dermis” • Epidermis often acanthotic and pigmented • Cells entrap collagen at the periphery (arrows)

Dermatofibroma

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• Spindle cells filling dermis • Cells are monomorphous and arranged in a storiform (cartwheel) pattern • Infiltration into the fat in layered or honeycomb pattern

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans

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• Spindle cells • Cells have round pink cytoplasmic inclusions (arrows) • Cells are arranged in long fascicles

Infantile digital fibromatosis

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Cell Type | Spindle

• Spindle cells • Cells are arranged in fascicles which intersect at 90 degree angles • Spindle cells cut longitudinally show “cigar-shaped” nuclei (arrows)

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• Cells cut in cross-section have perinuclear vacuoles around round nuclei • Note that normal nipple has small bundles of smooth muscle cells (same appearance as an accessory nipple, see p. 4)

Leiomyoma

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• Spindle cells • Cells have thin, wavy nuclei (long arrow), looks like “shredded carrot” • Bubble-gum pink stroma

Neurofibroma

• Scattered mast cells (short arrow) • Not encapsulated

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Cell Type | Spindle

• Spindle cells • Myxoid areas of elongated cells with oval nuclei with tapered ends and elongated cytoplasm (“tissue-culture” fibroblasts) • Extravasated erythrocytes

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• Mitoses may be seen • Radial arrangement of blood vessels at periphery • Deep tumor, often no epidermis present

Nodular fasciitis

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• Spindle cells • Cells are arranged in fascicles with characteristic clefting • Not truly encapsulated

Palisaded encapsulated neuroma

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• Spindle cells • Cells are arranged parallel to epidermis • Vessels oriented perpendicular to epidermal surface

Scar

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Spindle cells Antoni A areas – cellular Antoni B areas – myxoid Verocay bodies (arrows) – palisaded arrangement of nuclei around a central pink area of collagen

Schwannoma

• Encapsulated • Vascular spaces may be very dilated • Often a deep tumor with no epidermis present

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Spindle cells • a Blue nevus, cellular: bulbous projection into deeper dermis, some cells have melanin pigment • b Dermatofibroma: collagen entrapment at periphery, epidermal acanthosis

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• c Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: monomorphous cells in cartwheel arrangement; infiltration into fat • d Infantile digital fibromatosis: bright pink cytoplasmic inclusions

Key differences

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Cell Type | Spindle

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Spindle cells (cont.) • e Leiomyoma: cigar-shaped nuclei in long fascicles • f Neurofibroma: wavy nuclei, mast cells, bubble-gum pink stroma • g Nodular fasciitis: tissue-culture fibroblasts, extravasated erythrocytes, often deep in the fat

Key differences

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Cell Type | Spindle

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(j)

Spindle cells (cont.) • h Palisaded encapsulated neuroma: clefts between collections of spindle cells with nuclear palisading • i Scar: spindle cells arranged parallel to epidermal surface • j Schwannoma: Verocay bodies, myxoid areas, encapsulated

Key differences

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• • • •

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Cell Type | Giant

Giant cells with bizarre nuclei Cells are atypical Mitoses Often a grenz zone above the atypical cells and solar elastosis flanking the atypical cells

Atypical fibroxanthoma

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Cell Type | Giant

• Giant cells of osteoclastic type (nuclei arranged haphazardly on one side of the cell) • Nuclei of giant cells resemble the nuclei of adjacent histiocytes

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• Hemosiderophages • Often a deep tumor (no epidermis present)

Giant cell tumor of tendon sheath

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Cell Type | Giant

• Touton giant cells (wreath of nuclei with pink center and foamy cytoplasm outside the wreath) arranged at periphery of collection of histiocytes • Eosinophils may be present • Scattered foamy cells may be present

Juvenile xanthogranuloma

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Cell Type | Giant

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• Oncocytic giant cells (multinucleated cells with ground-glass pink cytoplasm) (arrows)

Reticulohistiocytosis

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• Foreign-body giant cells (haphazardly arranged nuclei), neutrophils • Keratin spicules can be seen near/engulfed by multinucleated cells

Ruptured cyst/keratin granuloma

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Cell Type | Giant

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• Langhans giant cells (nuclei arranged in a horseshoe shape) (arrow) • Epidermis usually normal • Giant cells within collections of histiocytes that are usually “naked” (lacking surrounding lymphocytes)

Sarcoidosis

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• Foreign-body giant cells • Cells surrounding suture material (braided in this case)

Suture granuloma

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Cell Type | Giant

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Giant cells • a Atypical fibroxanthoma: atypical nuclei, mitoses • b Giant cell tumor of tendon sheath: osteoclastic giant cells • c Juvenile xanthogranuloma: Touton giant cells • d Reticulohistiocytosis: oncocytic giant cells

Key differences

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Giant cells (cont.) • e Ruptured cyst/keratin granuloma: foreign-body giant cells, keratin spicules • f Sarcoidosis: Langhans giant cells, naked granulomas • g Suture granuloma: foreign-body giant cells, suture material

Key differences

• Note Infections and scars are other common entities that frequently have giant cells • Note This list is of the classical type of giant cell for each entity; none of the giant cells are pathognomonic

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• Blue tumor • Tumor composed of cells with monomorphous, centrally located, round nuclei (arrows) • Cells surround vascular spaces

Glomus tumor

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Blue tumor Trabecular or nodular pattern on low power Tumor composed of cells with pale nuclei on high power Nuclei have a “salt and pepper” look Numerous scattered mitoses and necrotic cells

Merkel cell carcinoma

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• Blue tumor • “Blue balls” in the dermis • Islands of tumor may be peppered by lymphocytes and hyaline pink droplets

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• Tumor composed of more peripheral blue cells and more central pale/clear cells that may be arranged in a trabeculated pattern • Occasional ductal components

Spiradenoma

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• Blue tumor • Peripheral palisading • Generally no epidermal connection

Trichoblastoma

• Well circumscribed with clefts between the tumor as a whole and the normal dermis • Papillary mesenchymal bodies may be seen

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• Blue tumor • Often an epidermal connection • Grape-like fronds of cells or reticulated islands of basaloid cells with peripheral palisading

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• Fibrotic stroma • Clefting between the fibrotic stroma and bordering normal dermis • Papillary mesenchymal bodies may be seen

Trichoepithelioma

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• Blue tumor • Groups of cells in dermis (“cannon balls”) forming small vascular spaces with erythrocytes • Clefts may be seen around the groups of cells

Tufted hemangioma

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Blue tumors • a Glomus tumor: round monomorphous cells • b Merkel cell carcinoma: pale salt and pepper nuclei • c Spiradenoma: two cell types – pale and blue

Key differences

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Color Blue | Blue tumor

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Blue tumors (cont.) • d Trichoblastoma: peripheral palisading, papillary mesenchymal bodies • e Trichoepithelioma: grape-like fronds of cells with peripheral palisading, fibrotic stroma

Key differences

• f Tufted hemangioma: “cannon balls” of blue cells forming vascular spaces • Note Some pathologists consider trichoepithelioma to be a variant of trichoblastoma

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• Blue dense infiltrate • Lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate surrounds and destroys hair follicles • Free hair shafts may be seen in the dermis • Scarring

Acne keloidalis

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• Blue dense infiltrate • Grenz zone • Infiltrate composed of lymphocytes, histiocytes, eosinophils, and neutrophils • Variable presence of vasculitis

Granuloma faciale

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Lymphoma

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• Blue dense infiltrate • Infiltrate composed of mast cells (arrows) with “fried egg” appearance (round nucleus, granular cytoplasm)

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Myeloma

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Blue dense infiltrate Papillary dermal edema Infiltrate composed of neutrophils Generally vasculitis is not prominent

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Chondroid syringoma

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• Mucin and glands or ducts • Mucin in pools dissecting collagen bundles • In the center of the pools, there are epithelial islands with variable ductal differentiation

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Mucocele

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Digital mucous cyst

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• Well-circumscribed mucin • Non-acral location

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• Mucin filling the dermis (spares papillary dermis)

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• Amorphous pink material in upper dermis • Plasma cells

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• Pink material that is dense keratin • Stratified squamous epithelium with no granular layer (tricholemmal differentiation)

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Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus

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• Epidermal and dermal necrosis • Vessels necrotic with extravasated erythrocytes and visible fungal hyphae that are septate and branching

Aspergillosis

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Burn

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• Epidermal necrosis (linear, primarily affecting basal layer) below basket-weave stratum corneum in early lesions

Erythema multiforme

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Herpes simplex infection

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• Epidermal necrosis or pallor underlying parakeratosis • Basal layer relatively normal

Nutritional deficiency

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• d Herpes simplex infection: acantholysis and multinucleated cells with rimmed chromatin • e Nutritional deficiency: parakeratosis above epidermal necrosis, basal layer often unaffected

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Polypoid Accessory digit, 3, 7 Accessory nipple, 4, 7 Accessory tragus, 5, 7 Acquired digital fibrokeratoma, see Digital fibrokeratoma Digital fibrokeratoma, 6, 7 Fibroepithelial polyp (not pictured) Fibrous papule, 75, 81 Intradermal nevus (not pictured) Neurofibroma, 208, 214 Nevus lipomatosus (not pictured) Umbilical polyp (not pictured)

Square/rectangular Chronic radiodermatitis, 265 Keloid (not pictured) Lichen myxedematosus, 12 Morphea, 8, 13 Necrobiosis lipoidica, 9, 13, 39 Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (not pictured) Normal back, 10, 13 Scleredema, 11, 14 Scleromyxedema, 12, 14

Regular acanthosis Bowen’s disease, 15, 18 Clear cell acanthoma, 16, 18 Normal elbow (not pictured) Psoriasis, 17, 18 Inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus, 88, 92 Verruciform xanthoma (not pictured)

Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia above abscesses Atypical mycobacterial infection (not pictured) Blastomycosis, 19, 22 Chromomycosis, 20, 22 Coccidioidomycosis, 21, 22 Keratoacanthoma (not pictured) Paracoccidioidomycosis (not pictured) Pyoderma gangrenosum (not pictured) Sporotrichosis (not pictured) Dermatopathology: Diagnosis by First Impression Christine J. Ko and Ronald J. Barr © 2008 Christine J. Ko and Ronald J. Barr . ISBN: 978-1-405-17734-4

Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis (not pictured) Halogenoderma/bromoderma (not pictured)

Proliferation downward from epidermis Fibroepithelioma of Pinkus, 23, 30 Fibrofolliculoma, 24, 30 Inverted follicular keratosis, 25, 30 Nevus sebaceous of Jadassohn, 26, 30 Poroma, 27, 31 Sebaceus adenoma, 186, 192 Seborrheic keratosis, reticulated (not pictured) Syringofibroadenoma (not pictured) Trichilemmoma, 28, 31 Tumor of the follicular infundibulum, 29, 31

Central pore Dilated pore of Winer, 32, 35 Pilar sheath acanthoma, 33, 35 Trichofolliculoma, 34, 35 Sebaceous hyperplasia (not pictured)

Palisading reactions Churg–Strauss (not pictured) Gout, 36, 39 Granuloma annulare, 37, 39 Interstitial granulomatous dermatitis (not pictured) Rheumatoid nodule, 38, 39 Necrobiosis lipoidica, 9, 13, 39 Wegener’s granulomatosis (not pictured)

Space with a lining Angiokeratoma, 124, 130 Apocrine hidrocystoma, 40, 49 Auricular pseudocyst, 41, 49 Branchial cleft cyst, 42, 49 Bronchogenic cyst (not pictured) Cutaneous ciliated cyst, 43, 50 Cutaneous endometriosis, 44, 50 Dermoid cyst, 45, 50 Epidermal inclusion cyst, 46, 51 Lymphangioma, 127, 131 Median raphe cyst (not pictured) Pilar cyst, 47, 51

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Steatocystoma, 48, 51 Thyroglossal duct cyst (not pictured) Venous lake (not pictured) Glomangioma (not pictured)

Cords and tubules Desmoplastic trichoepithelioma, 52, 57 Metastatic breast carcinoma, 53, 57 Microcystic adnexal carcinoma, 54, 57 Morpheaform basal cell carcinoma, 55, 58 Syringoma, 56, 58

Papillated dermal tumor Aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma, 59, 64 Hidradenoma papilliferum, 60, 64 Papillary eccrine adenoma, 61, 64 Syringocystadenoma papilliferum, 62, 65 Tubular apocrine adenoma, 63, 65

Circular dermal islands Adenoid cystic carcinoma, 66, 69 Cylindroma, 67, 69 Spiradenoma, 229, 233 Trichoadenoma, 68, 69 Trichoblastoma, 230, 234

(Suggestion of) vessels Angioleiomyoma, 70, 80 Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia, 71, 80 Angiosarcoma, 72, 80 Bacillary angiomatosis, 73, 74, 81 Chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis, 85, 92 Fibrous papule, 75, 81 Glomus tumor/glomangioma, 227, 233 Kaposi’s sarcoma, 76, 81 Pyogenic granuloma, 77, 82 Stasis dermatitis, 78, 82 Targetoid hemangioma, 79, 82

Hyperkeratosis Chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis, 85, 92 Dermatophytosis, 95, 96 Discoid lupus erythematosus, 86, 92 Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis, 99, 105 Flegel’s disease, 87, 92 Ichthyosis vulgaris (not pictured) Inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus, 88, 92 Lichen planus, 144, 148 Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus, 89, 93, 264, 266 Pityriasis rubra pilaris, 90, 93 Porokeratosis, 91, 93

Parakeratosis Axillary granular parakeratosis, 94, 96 Bowen’s disease, 15, 18

Dermatophytosis, 95, 96 Nutritional deficiency, 271, 272 Papulosquamous diseases (not all are pictured), 17 ,18, 90, 93 Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta, 146, 148 Porokeratosis, 91, 93 Spongiotic diseases (not all are pictured), 78, 82, 117, 118, 135, 136 Tinea versicolor (not pictured)

Upper epidermal change Bowen’s disease, 15, 18 Clonal seborrheic keratosis, 97, 105 Epidermodysplasia verruciformis, 98, 105 Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis, 99, 105 Myrmecium, 100, 105 Orf, 101, 106 Paget’s disease, 102, 106 Verruca plana, 103, 106 Verruca vulgaris, 104, 106

Acantholysis Acantholytic acanthoma (not pictured) Actinic keratosis (not pictured) Acantholytic dyskeratotic acanthoma (not pictured) Darier’s disease, 107, 115 Grover’s disease, 108, 115 Hailey–Hailey disease, 109, 115 Herpes virus infection, 110, 115 Pemphigus foliaceus, 111, 116 Pemphigus vulgaris, 112, 116 Pityriasis rubra pilaris, 90, 93 Squamous cell carcinoma, 113, 116 Warty dyskeratoma, 114, 116

Eosinophilic spongiosis Allergic contact dermatitis, 117, 122 Arthropod bite reaction, 118, 122 Bullous pemphigoid, 122, 125, 130 Incontinentia pigmenti, 119, 123 Pemphigoid gestationis, 125 Pemphigus vegetans, 120, 123 Pemphigus vulgaris, 112, 116 Scabies, 121, 123

Subepidermal space cleft Angiokeratoma, 124, 130 Bullous pemphigoid, 122, 125, 130 Dermatitis herpetiformis, 126, 130 Diabetic bullae (not pictured) Epidermolysis bullosa (not pictured) Erythema multiforme, 269, 272 Herpes gestationis, 125 Lichen planus (not pictured)

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Perivascular infiltrate Erythema annulare centrifuguum (not pictured) Guttate psoriasis (not pictured) Gyrate erythema, 132, 136 Leukocytoclastic vasculitis, 133, 136 Lymphocytic angiitis (not pictured) Pigmented purpuric dermatosis, 134, 136 Pityriasis rosea, 135, 136

Band-like upper dermal infiltrate Fixed drug reaction, 141, 147 Langerhans cell histiocytosis, 137, 140 Lichen planus, 144, 148 Mastocytosis, 138, 140 Mycosis fungoides, 139, 140

Interface reaction Benign lichenoid keratosis (not pictured) Discoid lupus erythematosus, 86, 92 Erythema multiforme, 269, 272 Fixed drug reaction, 141, 147 Graft-versus-host disease, 142, 147 Halo nevus (not pictured) Lichen nitidus, 143, 147 Lichen planus, 144, 148 Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus, 89, 93, 264, 266 Lichen striatus, 145, 148 Pigmented purpuric dermatosis, 134, 136 Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta, 146, 148 Porokeratosis, 91, 93 Regressed melanoma (not pictured) Secondary syphilis (not pictured) Some neoplasms (not pictured)

Dermal material Amyloidosis, nodular, 149, 159 Calcinosis cutis, 150, 159 Erythropoietic protoporphyria, 151, 159 Gel foam, 152, 159 Gout, 36, 39 Lipoid proteinosis, 153, 160 Ochronosis, 154, 160 Osteoma cutis, 155, 160 Paraffinoma, 156, 161 Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, 157, 161 Tattoo, 158, 161 See also Mucin, 248 and Pink material, 259

Change in the fat Angiolipoma, 162, 171 Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (often extends into the fat), 205, 213 Erythema induratum, 163, 171 Erythema nodosum, 164, 171 Hibernoma, 179, 190 Lipodermatosclerosis, 165, 172 Lupus profundus, 166, 172 Nodular fasciitis (often deep in the fat), 209, 214, 255 Other adipose tumors (not pictured) Other panniculitides (not pictured) Pancreatic fat necrosis, 167, 172 Polyarteritis nodosa, 168, 173 Post-steroid panniculitis, 169 Sclerema neonatorum (not pictured) Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn, 169, 173 Subcutaneous T-cell lymphoma, 170, 173

“Clear cells” Clear cell acanthoma, 16, 18 Cryptococcosis, gelatinous, 177, 190 Granular cell tumor, 178, 190 Hibernoma, 179, 190 Leishmaniasis, 180, 190 Lepromatous leprosy, 181, 191 Lipoma, 182, 191 Melanoma, balloon cell, 183, 191 Nodular hidradenoma, 184, 192 Other clear cell neoplasms (e.g. clear cell basal cell carcinoma) (not pictured) Renal cell carcinoma, 185, 192 Sebaceous adenoma, 186, 192 Trichilemmoma, 28, 31 Xanthelasma, 187, 193 Xanthogranuloma, 188, 193 Xanthoma, 189, 193

Melanocytic cells Blue nevus, 194, 201 Blue nevus, cellular, 203, 213 Deep penetrating nevus, 195, 201 Melanoma, 196, 201 Melanoma, desmoplastic, 197, 201 Other melanocytic tumors/proliferations (not pictured) Pigmented spindle cell nevus of Reed, 198, 202 Recurrent nevus, 199, 202 Spitz nevus, 200, 202

Spindle cells Atypical fibroxanthoma, 216, 223 Blue nevus, cellular, 203, 213 Dermatofibroma, 204, 213 Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, 205, 213 Fibrous papule, 75, 81

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Infantile digital fibromatosis, 206, 213 Kaposi’s sarcoma, 76, 81 Leiomyoma, 207, 214 Neurofibroma, 208, 214 Neurothekeoma, 252, 255 Nodular fasciitis, 209, 214, 255 Other fibrous tumors (not pictured) Other neural tumors (not pictured) Other smooth muscle tumors (not pictured) Palisaded encapsulated neuroma, 210, 215 Scar, 211, 215 Schwannoma, 212, 215 Squamous cell carcinoma, 113, 116

Mucin Digital mucous cyst, 248, 254 Focal cutaneous mucinosis, 249, 254 Follicular mucinosis, 250, 254 Lichen myxedematosus, 12 Lupus tumidus, 251 Neurothekeoma, 252, 255 Nodular fasciitis, 209, 214, 255 Pretibial myxedema, 253, 255 Reticular erythematous mucinosis (not pictured) Scleredema, 11, 14 Scleromyxedema, 12, 14

Pink material Giant cells Atypical fibroxanthoma, 216, 223 Erythema nodosum, 164, 171 Giant cell tumor of tendon sheath, 217, 223 Infections (not pictured) Juvenile xanthogranuloma, 218, 223 Mucocele, 246, 247 Necrobiosis lipoidica, 9, 13, 39 Pilomatricoma, 260 Reticulohistiocytosis, 219, 223 Ruptured cyst/keratin granuloma, 220, 224 Sarcoidosis, 221, 224 Scar (not pictured) Suture granuloma, 222, 224

Blue tumor Basal cell carcinoma, morpheaform, 55, 58 Glomus tumor, 227, 233 Lymphoma, 238, 242 Merkel cell carcinoma, 228, 233 Sebaceoma (not pictured) Spiradenoma, 229, 233 Trichoblastoma, 230, 234 Trichoepithelioma, 231, 234 Tufted hemangioma, 232, 234

Amyloid, 259, 263 Colloid milium (not pictured) Erythropoietic protoporphyria, 151, 159 Gout, 36, 39 Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus, 89, 93, 264, 266 Lipoid proteinosis, 153, 160 Pilar cyst, 47, 51 Pilomatricoma, 260, 263 Proliferating pilar tumor, 261, 263 Rheumatoid nodule, 38, 39 Sclerotic fibroma, 262, 263

Pink dermis Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus, 89, 93, 264, 266 Morphea, 8, 13 Radiation dermatitis, 265, 266

Epidermal necrosis Aspergillosis, 267, 272 Burn, 268, 272 Erythema multiforme, 269, 272 Herpes simplex infection, 270, 272 Nutritional deficiency, 271, 272 Pressure necrolysis (not pictured)

“Normal” skin on low power Blue dense infiltrate Acne keloidalis, 235, 242 Granuloma faciale, 236, 242 Infections (not pictured) Leukemia (myelogenous), 237, 242 Lymphoma, 238, 242 Mastocytoma, 239, 243 Myeloma, 240, 243 Sweet’s syndrome, 241, 243

Mucin and glands or ducts Chondroid syringoma, 244, 247 Mucinous carcinoma, 245, 247 Mucocele, 246, 247

Anetoderma (not pictured) Connective tissue nevus (not pictured) Dermatophyte/tinea versicolor* (not pictured) Erythema dyschromicum perstans* (not pictured) Ichthyosis vulgaris (not pictured) Scleredema, 11, 14 Vitiligo (not pictured) Macular amyloidosis* (not pictured) Urticaria (not pictured) Telangiectasia macularis eruptiva perstans (TMEP) (not pictured) Argyria (not pictured) *When subtle

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Acantholytic disorders Darier’s disease, 107, 115 Grover’s disease, 108, 115 Hailey–Hailey disease, 109, 115 Herpes virus infection, 110, 115 Pemphigus foliaceus, 111, 116 Pemphigus vegetans, 120, 123 Pemphigus vulgaris, 112, 116 Squamous cell carcinoma, acantholytic, 113, 116 Warty dyskeratoma, 114, 116

Benign tumors Adipose tumors Angiolipoma, 162, 171 Hibernoma, 179, 190 Lipoma, 182, 191

Adnexal tumors Follicular Desmoplastic trichoepithelioma, 52, 57 Fibroepithelioma of Pinkus, 23, 30 Fibrofolliculoma, 24, 30 Pilar sheath acanthoma, 33, 35 Pilomatricoma, 260, 263 Trichilemmoma, 28, 31 Trichoadenoma, 68, 69 Trichoblastoma, 230, 234 Trichoepithelioma, 231, 234 Trichofolliculoma, 34, 35 Tumor of the follicular infundibulum, 29, 31 Glandular (apocrine and eccrine) Apocrine hidrocystoma, 40, 49 Chondroid syringoma, 244, 247 Cylindroma, 67, 69 Hidradenoma papilliferum, 60, 64 Nodular hidradenoma, 184, 192 Papillary eccrine adenoma, 61, 64 Poroma, 27, 31 Spiradenoma, 229, 233 Syringocystadenoma papilliferum, 62, 65 Syringoma, 56, 58 Tubular apocrine adenoma, 63, 65

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Sebaceous Nevus sebaceus of Jadassohn, 26, 30 Sebaceous adenoma, 186, 192

Fibrous tumors Dermatofibroma, 204, 213 Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, 205, 213 Digital fibrokeratoma, 6, 7 Fibrous papule, 75, 81 Giant cell tumor of tendon sheath, 217, 223 Infantile digital fibromatosis, 206, 213 Nodular fasciitis, 209, 214, 255 Scar, 211, 215 Sclerotic fibroma, 262, 263

Melanocytic tumors Blue nevus, 194, 201 Blue nevus, cellular, 203, 213 Deep penetrating nevus, 195, 201 Pigmented spindle cell nevus of Reed, 198, 202 Recurrent nevus, 199, 202 Spitz nevus, 200, 202

Miscellaneous tumors Bronchogenic cyst, 51 Clear cell acanthoma, 16, 18 Cutaneous ciliated cyst, 43, 50 Dilated pore of Winer, 32, 35 Epidermal inclusion cyst, 46, 51 Granular cell tumor, 178, 190 Inverted follicular keratosis, 25, 30 Mastocytoma, 239, 243 Pilar cyst, 47, 51 Seborrheic keratosis, clonal type, 97, 105 Steatocystoma, 48, 51

Neural tumors Accessory digit, 3, 7 Palisaded encapsulated neuroma, 210, 215 Neurofibroma, 208, 214 Neurothekeoma, 252, 255 Schwannoma, 212, 215

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Smooth muscle tumors Accessory nipple, 4, 7 Angioleiomyoma, 70, 80 Leiomyoma, 207, 214

Vascular tumors

Necrobiosis lipoidica, 9, 13, 39 Rheumatoid nodule, 38, 39 Ruptured cyst/keratin granuloma, 220, 224 Sarcoidosis, 221, 224 Suture granuloma, 222, 224

Angiokeratoma, 124, 130 Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia, 71, 80 Glomus tumor, 227, 233 Lymphangioma, 127, 131 Pyogenic granuloma, 77, 82 Targetoid hemangioma, 79, 82 Tufted hemangioma, 232, 234

Histiocytic

Connective tissue disorders

Aspergillosis, 267, 272 Bacillary angiomatosis, 73, 74, 81 Blastomycosis, 19, 22 Chromomycosis, 20, 22 Coccidioidomycosis, 21, 22 Cryptococcosis, 177, 190 Dermatophytosis, 95, 96 Epidermodysplasia verruciformis, 98, 105 Herpes, 110, 115, 270, 272 Kaposi’s sarcoma, 76, 81 Leishmaniasis, 180, 190 Lepromatous leprosy, 181, 191 Orf, 101, 106 Myrmecium, 100, 105 Verruca plana, 103, 106 Verruca vulgaris, 104, 106

Discoid lupus erythematosus, 86, 92 Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus, 89, 93, 264, 266 Lupus profundus, 166, 172 Lupus tumidus, 251 Morphea, 8, 13 Polyarteritis nodosa, 168, 173 Rheumatoid nodule, 38, 39 Scleredema, 11, 14 Scleromyxedema, 12, 14

Depositions Endogenous material Amyloidosis, 149, 159, 259 Calcinosis cutis, 150, 159 Digital mucous cyst, 248, 254 Erythropoietic protoporphyria, 151, 159 Focal cutaneous mucinosis, 249, 254 Follicular mucinosis, 250, 254 Gout, 36, 39 Lipoid proteinosis, 153, 160 Mucocele, 246, 247 Osteoma cutis, 155, 160 Pretibial myxedema, 253, 255 Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, 157, 161

Foreign material Gel foam, 152, 159 Ochronosis, 154, 160 Paraffinoma, 156, 161 Tattoo, 158, 161

Genodermatoses Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis, 99, 105 Erythropoietic protoporphyria, 151, 159 Incontinentia pigmenti, 119, 123 Lipoid proteinosis, 153, 160

Granulomatous Granuloma annulare, 37, 39

Langerhans cell histiocytosis, 137, 140 Reticulohistiocytosis, 219, 223 Xanthelasma, 187, 193 Xanthogranuloma, 188, 193, 218, 223 Xanthoma, 189, 193

Infections

Inflammatory disorders Blistering disorders Bullous pemphigoid, 122, 125, 130 Dermatitis herpetiformis, 126, 130 Herpes gestationis, 125 Porphyria cutanea tarda, 129, 131

Interface reactions Discoid lupus erythematosus, 86, 92 Erythema multiforme, 269, 272 Fixed drug reaction, 141, 147 Graft-versus-host disease, 142, 147 Lichen nitidus, 143, 147 Lichen planus, 144, 148 Lichen striatus, 145, 148 Pigmented purpuric dermatosis, 134, 136 Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta, 146, 148 Porokeratosis, 91, 93

Miscellaneous Acne keloidalis, 235, 242 Axillary granular parakeratosis, 94, 96 Burn, 268, 272 Chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis, 85, 92

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Index by Histological Category Flegel’s disease, 87, 92 Granuloma faciale, 236, 242 Mastocytosis, 138, 140, 239, 243 Nutritional deficiency, 271, 272 Pigmented purpuric dermatosis, 134, 136 Polymorphous light eruption, 128, 131 Porokeratosis, 91, 93 Radiation dermatitis, 265, 266 Scabies, 121, 123 Sweet’s syndrome, 241, 243

Malformations Accessory digit, 3, 7 Accessory nipple, 4, 7 Accessory tragus, 5, 7 Auricular pseudocyst, 41, 49 Branchial cleft cyst, 42, 49 Cutaneous endometriosis, 44, 50 Dermoid cyst, 45, 50

Malignant tumors Carcinomas

Panniculitis and other disorders of adipose tissue Erythema induratum, 163, 171 Erythema nodosum, 164, 171 Lipodermatosclerosis, 165, 172 Lupus profundus, 166, 172 Pancreatic fat necrosis, 167, 172 Polyarteritis nodosa, 168, 173 Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn, 169, 173 Subcutaneous T-cell lymphoma, 170, 173

Adenoid cystic carcinoma, 66, 69 Aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma, 59, 64 Basal cell carcinoma, morpheaform, 55, 58 Bowen’s disease, 15, 18 Merkel cell carcinoma, 228, 233 Metastatic breast carcinoma, 53, 57 Microcystic adnexal carcinoma, 54, 57 Mucinous carcinoma, 245, 247 Paget’s disease, 102, 106 Proliferating pilar tumor, 261, 263

Melanocytic tumors Papulosquamous disorders Pityriasis rubra pilaris, 90, 93 Psoriasis, 17, 18 Inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus, 88, 92

Spongiotic disorders Arthropod bite reaction, 118, 122 Eosinophilic spongiosis, 117–123 Pityriasis rosea, 135, 136 Stasis dermatitis, 78, 82

Vasculitis Erythema induratum, 163, 171 Granuloma faciale, 236, 242 Leukocytoclastic vasculitis, 133, 136 Polyarteritis nodosa, 168, 173

Melanoma, 196, 201 Melanoma, balloon cell, 183, 191 Melanoma, desmoplastic, 197, 201

Miscellaneous Atypical fibroxanthoma, 216, 223 Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, 205, 213 Langerhans cell histiocytosis, 137, 140 Leukemia (myelogenous), 237, 242 Lymphoma, 238, 242 Mycosis fungoides, 139, 140 Myeloma, 240, 243 Renal cell carcinoma, 185, 192 Subcutaneous T-cell lymphoma, 170, 173

Vascular tumors Angiosarcoma, 72, 80

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