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Proximal epithelioid sarcoma after a history of malignant melanoma: a diagnostic challenge
Author(s) -
Wang G.,
Westhuizen N.,
Hyrcza M.,
Pringle K.,
Salina D.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1365-2303
pISSN - 0956-5507
DOI - 10.1111/cyt.12341
Subject(s) - epithelioid sarcoma , medicine , melanoma , pathology , sarcoma , female circumcision , soft tissue , sex organ , epithelioid cell , immunohistochemistry , biology , cancer research , gynecology , genetics
Epithelioid sarcoma is an uncommon soft‐tissue sarcoma, with its ‘proximal’ subtype occurring in the pelvic and genital areas and behaving more aggressively. This is the first report of a proximal subtype in a site of previously resected malignant melanoma, highlighting the key cytological and histological features in distinguishing these two epithelioid malignancies.