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Epithelioid sarcoma—a case report
Author(s) -
PHILLIPS T.,
POLLOCK D.,
SOMMERLAD B.,
BAKER H.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1986.tb00442.x
Subject(s) - pollock , medicine , epithelioid sarcoma , library science , sarcoma , art history , history , pathology , computer science
Summary A case of epithelioid sarcoma of the thumb is reported and the problems of diagnosis and management considered. Epithelioid sarcoma is a rare tumour which was first recognized as a distinct entity by Enzinger in 1970. It is frequently mistaken by clinicians and pathologists for a variety of benign and malignant processes, especially chronic inflammatory disorders, synovial sarcoma and ulcerating squamous cell carcinoma. Young adults are mainly affected; the principal tumour sites are the fingers, hands and forearm. The tumour is often superficial, affecting dermis or subcutis.