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Skin Lesions and Unusual Subcutaneous Lesions

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Nongynecologic Cytopathology

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Abstract

This chapter covers (1) common and rare skin lesions of cytologic interest focusing in particular on pilomatrixoma, basal cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, and primary cutaneous tumors looking-alike metastatic deposits, (2) unusual subcutaneous disorders giving rise to difficulties in standard cytology such as endometriosis and inguinal tumorous mass due to osteoarthritic damage.

Diagnostic algorithms of benign and malignant findings in cytologic specimens and respective differential diagnoses are additionally presented in a synoptic setup.

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Spieler, P., Rössle, M. (2012). Skin Lesions and Unusual Subcutaneous Lesions. In: Nongynecologic Cytopathology. Essentials of Diagnostic Pathology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24719-4_16

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