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Case Number : Case 3007 - 14 January 2022 Posted By: Dr. Richard Carr

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F15. Back of hand. Yellow firm dermal lump. 3-4 years. Growing for 2 years. Catching it on pocket and became ulcerated.


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Dermal based tumor (not common for my hypothesis) but showing extension to subcutaneous fat, fat entrapment, adnexial sparing and the presence of osteoclast-like giant cells in the back of hand of a young female makes me think about Plexiform fibrohistiocytic tumor.

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A tricky case of Clear Cell Sarcoma of soft tissue?

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Richard Logan

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I didn't know what this was.  However, I like Igor's suggestion of a plexiform fibrohistiocytic tumour.  There are only two previous examples of this entity on the website (Case 508 May 2012; On-line course case 82 , 21.2.12), which must reflect its rarity.

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Dr. Richard Carr

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there should be some IHC I'll ask the dermpathpro team to post. I'm currently on hols in Barbados.

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Krishnakumar subramanian

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dermal tumor some nesting pattern/plexiform pattern is seen

CD68 would be useful

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Dr. Richard Carr

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Okay the IHC showed diffuse strong MelanA. Other markers including S100, epithelial, CD34 etc were negative. 

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Hmm. Unusual cellular blue nevus? Clear cell sarcoma?  What about other melanocyte markers like SOX-10, HMB-45, MiTF?

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Clear cell sarcoma of soft tissue. MelanA positivity is enough for me ( sic stantibus “morphologic” rebus ). 

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Meenakshi Batrani

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11 hours ago, vincenzo said:

Clear cell sarcoma of soft tissue. MelanA positivity is enough for me ( sic stantibus “morphologic” rebus ). 

Agree with Clear cell carcinoma. There appears to be some junctional proliferation, although, very rarely, junctional component has been described in dermal clear cell sarcoma. 

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Krishnakumar subramanian

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agree for clear cell sarcoma of soft tissue

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Dr. Richard Carr

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While I considered clear cell sarcoma in the differential the signature diffuse strong melanA throughout and negative S100 is typical for a cellular blue naevus. The location and age are both typical for blue naevus but would also be commensurate with CCS. The bulbous downgrowths and preservation of adnexal structures together with the nested pattern and the giant cells are typical of cellular blue naevus although admittedly this is apigmented which is slightly unusual. I did not send the lesion for FISH but given the responses here will probably arrange this for completion as it's a recent case. Epidermal component has been recorded in CCS but also from personal communication in blue naevi. I'd have expected CCS to show focal melanA and S100 rather than the striking diffuse strong MelanA and S100 negative phenotype that in my experience is highly typical of blue naevi (>40 cases I've documented in my own unpublished spreadsheet and many more undocumented). 

Edited by Dr. Richard Carr

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You are right, Richard; and this is an amazing case. Thanks a lot. 

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