Elastic fiber pattern in scleroderma/morphea.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Scleroderma/morphea is characterized by expansion of the dermis with thickened collagen bundles and loss of CD34(+) dermal dendrocytes. Variable elastic fiber changes have been described, but to our knowledge, no systematic study of the elastic fiber pattern correlated with CD34 expression has been reported. METHODS:To better define the typical elastic fiber morphology, we examined seven cases of normal skin and 28 cases of scleroderma/morphea ranging from inflammatory to sclerosing stages. All but four biopsies were submitted with a clinical impression of either scleroderma or morphea. CD34 immunohistochemistry was performed on 26 biopsies with available tissue. RESULTS:Elastic van Gieson stain showed preservation of elastic fibers in all cases. In addition, straightening with parallel orientation and compression between thickened collagen bundles was frequently present and was graded as limited in 46% and diffuse in 54% of cases. The extent of elastic fiber alteration correlated with the degree of sclerosis. A variable loss of CD34(+) dermal dendritic cells was seen in all cases. CONCLUSION:This study confirms the preservation and frequent presence of parallel, straightened and compressed elastic fibers in scleroderma/morphea and suggests that the elastic fiber pattern, in addition to CD34 immunohistochemistry, may serve as a useful diagnostic adjunct.

journal_name

J Cutan Pathol

authors

Walters R,Pulitzer M,Kamino H

doi

10.1111/j.1600-0560.2009.01201.x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-09-01 00:00:00

pages

952-7

issue

9

eissn

0303-6987

issn

1600-0560

pii

CUP1201

journal_volume

36

pub_type

杂志文章
  • The histological and pathogenetic spectrum of cutaneous disease in monoclonal gammopathies.

    abstract::The dermatological disorders associated with monoclonal gammopathies are clinically heterogeneous and may be divided into four groups with distinctive pathogenetic mechanisms (a) specific (infiltrative) disorders including primary and secondary cutaneous plasmacytoma and cutaneous lymphoplasmacytic infiltration of Wal...

    journal_title:Journal of cutaneous pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1111/j.1600-0560.2007.00884.x

    authors: Rongioletti F,Patterson JW,Rebora A

    更新日期:2008-08-01 00:00:00

  • Choriocarcinoma presenting as a cutaneous metastasis.

    abstract::The rare presentation of choriocarcinoma as a cutaneous metastasis in a 23-year-old male is reported. Histological and immunohistochemical analysis of the biopsy material demonstrated two distinct cell populations, syncytiotrophoblasts and cytotrophoblasts, with syncytiotrophoblasts strongly positive for human chorion...

    journal_title:Journal of cutaneous pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1600-0560.1995.tb01423.x

    authors: Chhieng DC,Jennings TA,Slominski A,Mihm MC Jr

    更新日期:1995-08-01 00:00:00

  • Cellular nodules in congenital pattern nevi.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:The diagnosis of 'cellular dermal nodule in melanocytic nevi' is challenging, as it can simulate invasive and tumorigenic melanoma. Because cellular nodules are presumed benign, it is essential to differentiate them from true malignant melanoma arising within a nevus, which portends a poor prognosis. Althoug...

    journal_title:Journal of cutaneous pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.0303-6987.2004.00156.x

    authors: Xu X,Bellucci KS,Elenitsas R,Elder DE

    更新日期:2004-02-01 00:00:00

  • The T1796A mutation of the BRAF gene is absent in Spitz nevi.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:BRAF, a serine/threonine kinase, is a component of the retrovirus-associated sequence (RAS)-RAF-extracellular-regulated protein kinase (ERK)-MAP kinase signal transduction pathway mediating signals from RAS to ERK. The T1796A single point mutation in exon 15 of the BRAF gene has recently been reported in a h...

    journal_title:Journal of cutaneous pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.0303-6987.2003.00179.x

    authors: Palmedo G,Hantschke M,Rütten A,Mentzel T,Hügel H,Flaig MJ,Yazdi AS,Sander CA,Kutzner H

    更新日期:2004-03-01 00:00:00

  • Metastatic melanoma with balloon/histiocytoid cytomorphology after treatment with immunotherapy: A histologic mimic and diagnostic pitfall.

    abstract::Epithelioid cells with foamy cytoplasm (histiocytoid features) are typical histopathologic findings among benign and malignant histiocytic neoplasms such as xanthoma and atypical fibroxanthoma. However, these changes are unusual in melanoma, which is typically composed of nested and variably pigmented atypical epithel...

    journal_title:Journal of cutaneous pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/cup.13263

    authors: Farah M,Nagarajan P,Torres-Cabala CA,Curry JL,Amaria RN,Wargo J,Tawbi H,Ivan D,Prieto VG,Tetzlaff MT,Aung PP

    更新日期:2018-07-01 00:00:00

  • Merkel cell carcinoma co-existent with sebaceous carcinoma of the eyelid.

    abstract::Merkel cell carcinoma is occasionally associated with other types of cutaneous malignancies including squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma and lentigo maligna. We report a case of Merkel cell carcinoma co-existent with sebaceous carcinoma in the right upper eyelid of a 61-year-old Japanese man. Histopathologi...

    journal_title:Journal of cutaneous pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1600-0560.2008.01160.x

    authors: Tanahashi J,Kashima K,Daa T,Yada N,Fujiwara S,Yokoyama S

    更新日期:2009-09-01 00:00:00

  • The 'epidemic' of melanoma between under- and overdiagnosis.

    abstract::In the past decades, the incidence of melanoma has been reported to rise in epidemic proportions. The chief reason for that pseudo-epidemic is improved criteria for diagnosis that allow melanomas to be recognized far more accurately and at earlier stages. The rising number of melanomas diagnosed has resulted in increa...

    journal_title:Journal of cutaneous pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1111/j.1600-0560.2011.01831.x

    authors: Weyers W

    更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00

  • Granulomas in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-associated cutaneous Kaposi sarcoma: evidence for a role for Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Co-lesional acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-associated cutaneous Kaposi sarcoma (AIDS-KS) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis-associated granulomatous inflammation are undocumented. METHOD:Retrospective appraisal of skin biopsies with co-lesional AIDS-KS and microscopic tuberculosis (TB). RESULTS:Sixteen bio...

    journal_title:Journal of cutaneous pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1600-0560.2010.01544.x

    authors: Ramdial PK,Sing Y,Subrayan S,Calonje E,Aboobaker J,Sydney C,Sookdeo D,Ramburan A,Madiba TE

    更新日期:2010-08-01 00:00:00

  • Clear cell atypical fibroxanthoma:a clinicopathologic study.

    abstract:INTRODUCTION:The atypical fibroxanthoma (AFX) is considered by most authorities to represent a superficial or minimally invasive variant of malignant fibrous histiocytoma that most often presents as a solitary nodule on the sun-exposed skin of the elderly. Among the rarest variants is the clear cell AFX, a lesion which...

    journal_title:Journal of cutaneous pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1034/j.1600-0560.2002.290609.x

    authors: Crowson AN,Carlson-Sweet K,Macinnis C,Taylor JR,Battaglia T,LaMar WL,Minor D,Sutter S,Hill T

    更新日期:2002-07-01 00:00:00

  • Metastatic follicular carcinoma of the thyroid to the skin: a case confirmed by immunohistochemistry.

    abstract::A 78-year-old woman with a history of follicular carcinoma of the thyroid developed a painless nodule on her face. A skin biopsy showed a dermal tumor composed of cells with granular, eosinophilic cytoplasm. Immunoperoxidase staining demonstrated thyroglobulin in the tumor cells, confirming the diagnosis of metastatic...

    journal_title:Journal of cutaneous pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1600-0560.1985.tb01609.x

    authors: Rico MJ,Penneys NS

    更新日期:1985-04-01 00:00:00

  • Relationship of immunohistochemistry scores of altered p53 protein expression in relation to patient's habits and histological grades and stages of squamous cell carcinoma.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:p53 mutations are etiologically associated with the development of squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) or with exposure to specific carcinogens. The study was conducted to examine the relationship of immunohistochemistry (IHC) scores between altered p53 protein expression in relation to patient's habits and hist...

    journal_title:Journal of cutaneous pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1600-0560.2008.01040.x

    authors: Bukhari MH,Niazi S,Chaudhry NA

    更新日期:2009-03-01 00:00:00

  • Eosinophilic ulcers of the tongue.

    abstract::A case of eosinophilic ulcer of the tongue is presented. Although the entity is rarely described, the distinctive histopathologic pattern featuring the remarkable presence of eosinophils in the superficial corium and in between muscle bundles, together with the benign clinical course, make a diagnosis possible. ...

    journal_title:Journal of cutaneous pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1600-0560.1984.tb00385.x

    authors: Borroni G,Pericoli R,Gabba P,Rosso R,Rabbiosi G

    更新日期:1984-08-01 00:00:00

  • Broad range of adverse cutaneous eruptions in patients on TNF-alpha antagonists.

    abstract::Biologic therapies targeting tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha have become a mainstay in the management of a number of autoimmune diseases. We report a series of adverse skin eruptions in six patients (four females, two males, age: 21-58 years, mean: 39) receiving 4 months to 10 years (mean 3.1 years) of anti-TNF-alph...

    journal_title:Journal of cutaneous pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1600-0560.2012.01894.x

    authors: Hawryluk EB,Linskey KR,Duncan LM,Nazarian RM

    更新日期:2012-05-01 00:00:00

  • Spindle cell angiosarcoma following irradiation therapy for cervical carcinoma.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Angiosarcomas arise in the scalp and face in the elderly, in association with chronic lymphedema (Stewart-Treves syndrome), and in irradiated areas. Rarely in these settings, angiosarcomas exhibit pure spindle cell phenotype. METHODS:Herein, the clinicopathologic features of a 72-year-old-woman with spindle...

    journal_title:Journal of cutaneous pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1034/j.1600-0560.2002.290206.x

    authors: Kiyohara T,Kumakiri M,Kobayashl H,Itoh K,Lao LM,Ohkawara A,Nakmura H

    更新日期:2002-02-01 00:00:00

  • Proliferation of HSP47-positive skin fibroblasts in dermatofibroma.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:The cell origin of dermatofibroma (DF) has not been clarified satisfactorily. This study was undertaken to assess the distribution of fibroblasts and the relationship between fibroblasts and other constituent cells in DF by 47-kDa heat-shock protein (HSP47), a cell marker for skin fibroblast. METHODS:Immuno...

    journal_title:Journal of cutaneous pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1600-0560.2007.00768.x

    authors: Kuroda K,Tajima S

    更新日期:2008-01-01 00:00:00

  • Fatty acid synthase expression in melanoma.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Fatty acid synthase (FAS), the key enzyme responsible for the synthesis of fatty acids, is weakly expressed in some normal human tissues. Recently, FAS has been demonstrated to be overexpressed in many non-neoplastic highly proliferative lesions and in aggressive carcinomas with poor outcome, including colon...

    journal_title:Journal of cutaneous pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1034/j.1600-0560.2003.300104.x

    authors: Innocenzi D,Alò PL,Balzani A,Sebastiani V,Silipo V,La Torre G,Ricciardi G,Bosman C,Calvieri S

    更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00

  • Low-grade myxofibrosarcoma presenting at the site of prior high-grade disease.

    abstract::Myxofibrosarcoma is one of the most common soft tissue sarcomas occurring in older adults. It can arise de novo or can be radiation induced, and the term myxofibrosarcoma was originally devised to encompass a spectrum of myxoid tumors with characteristics similar to malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH). Confusion exis...

    journal_title:Journal of cutaneous pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1600-0560.2011.01740.x

    authors: Bandino JP,Norton SA,Aldrich SL,Wisco OJ,Hodson DS,Murchland MR,Grande DJ

    更新日期:2011-10-01 00:00:00

  • Polymorphous sweat gland carcinoma: a report of two cases.

    abstract::Polymorphous sweat gland carcinoma (PSGC) is a rare adnexal neoplasm with characteristic variegated histopathologic findings and low-grade clinical behavior. First described in 1994, only 11 cases have been reported in the literature. It is named for the multiplicity of architectural patterns that may be present: soli...

    journal_title:Journal of cutaneous pathology

    pub_type:

    doi:10.1111/cup.12695

    authors: Walker A,Mesinkovska NA,Emanuel PO,Vidimos A,Billings SD

    更新日期:2016-07-01 00:00:00

  • Sweet's syndrome with subcutaneous involvement associated with pegfilgrastim treatment: first reported case.

    abstract::Neutrophilic panniculitis is an infrequent entity, considered by most authors as part of the 'neutrophilic dermatosis' spectrum. Few cases have been reported to be related with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF); we report a case of neutrophilic panniculitis and Sweet's syndrome lesions related with pegfilg...

    journal_title:Journal of cutaneous pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/cup.12042

    authors: Llamas-Velasco M,García-Martín P,Sánchez-Pérez J,Fraga J,García-Diez A

    更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00

  • A fresh morphological and functional look at dermal dendritic cells.

    abstract::During the past decade, a group of cells located in the dermis and possessing a dendritic morphology have emerged from obscurity and become recognized as important members of the "dermal immune system". This group of cells is characterized by a considerable degree of immunophenotypic and functional heterogeneity. In t...

    journal_title:Journal of cutaneous pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1111/j.1600-0560.1995.tb00753.x

    authors: Nestle FO,Nickoloff BJ

    更新日期:1995-10-01 00:00:00

  • High-pressure paint-gun injury of the finger simulating giant cell tumor of tendon sheath.

    abstract::High-pressure paint guns deliver paint at approximately 3000 pounds per square inch. At this pressure, paint will penetrate the skin and spread quickly through fascial planes and tendon sheaths. The present case is that of a lesion from the finger of a 35-year-old white male in whom a history was initially unavailable...

    journal_title:Journal of cutaneous pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.0303-6987.2005.00279.x

    authors: Stefanato CM,Turner MS,Bhawan J

    更新日期:2005-02-01 00:00:00

  • Sarcoidosis with cutaneous perineural granulomas and neurological manifestations: A potential mimicker of leprosy.

    abstract::Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous condition with diverse clinical presentations, including neurological findings. It was previously hypothesized that perineural sarcoidal granulomas in the skin may be an explanation of small-fiber neuropathy. Herein, we present a case of a 55 year old female with anesthetic cutaneous les...

    journal_title:Journal of cutaneous pathology

    pub_type:

    doi:10.1111/cup.13660

    authors: Kazi R,Kazlouskaya V,Ho J,Karunamurthy A

    更新日期:2020-07-01 00:00:00

  • Panniculitis-an unusual cutaneous manifestation of systemic sclerosis.

    abstract::Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune systemic disease characterized by small vessel involvement that leads to tissue ischemia and fibroblast stimulation resulting in accumulation of collagen (fibrosis) in the skin and internal organs. Lipomembranous panniculitis is a peculiar type of fat necrosis and has been rep...

    journal_title:Journal of cutaneous pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1600-0560.2009.01356.x

    authors: Almeida MS,Lima SC,Carvalho LL,Almeida JV,Santos LG,Rolim JR,Rocha TE

    更新日期:2010-11-01 00:00:00

  • Spiky follicular mycosis fungoides: a clinicopathologic study of 8 cases.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:The early stages of follicular mycosis fungoides (FMF) have not been described previously in the literature. OBJECTIVE:Our goal was to better categorize the clinicopathologic features of early stages of FMF. METHODS:The clinical notes of patients with a diagnosis of FMF seen during the previous 5 years wer...

    journal_title:Journal of cutaneous pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/cup.12399

    authors: Tomasini C,Kempf W,Novelli M,Fava P,Annessi G,Rongioletti F,Fierro MT,Quaglino P

    更新日期:2015-03-01 00:00:00

  • Assessment of TCR-beta clonality in a diverse group of cutaneous T-Cell infiltrates.

    abstract::While some unequivocally benign infiltrates are easy to distinguish from cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), drug-associated lymphomatoid hypersensitivity reaction and cutaneous lesions of collagen vascular disease can show cytologic atypia, clonality and an immunophenotypic profile that closely simulates CTCL and cause...

    journal_title:Journal of cutaneous pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1600-0560.2007.00813.x

    authors: Plaza JA,Morrison C,Magro CM

    更新日期:2008-04-01 00:00:00

  • Pleiotrophin expression correlates with melanocytic tumor progression and metastatic potential.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Gene expression profiling of melanoma and nevic tissue has demonstrated that pleiotrophin (PTN) is significantly overexpressed in human melanomas. METHODS:To further evaluate PTN expression in melanocytic lesions, protein immunohistochemistry was performed on the spectrum of melanocytic lesions. RESULTS:Me...

    journal_title:Journal of cutaneous pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.0303-6987.2005.00282.x

    authors: Wu H,Barusevicius A,Babb J,Klein-Szanto A,Godwin A,Elenitsas R,Gelfand JM,Lessin S,Seykora JT

    更新日期:2005-02-01 00:00:00

  • Tumor-stage mycosis fungoides in palmoplantar localization with large-cell transformation and partial CD30 expression shows complete response to brentuximab vedotin.

    abstract::Mycosis fungoides in palmoplantar localization (MFPP) is a rare variant of MF that is confined to the hands and feet. Patients commonly receive treatment over many years for suspected palmoplantar dermatitis before the diagnosis is made. Most MFPP patients remain at patch or plaque stage, and often respond to treatmen...

    journal_title:Journal of cutaneous pathology

    pub_type:

    doi:10.1111/cup.13140

    authors: Pham AK,Carter JB,Ratcliffe NR,Fuld AD,Lansigan F,Burnside NJ,Guill MA 3rd,Zug KA,Jarvis LA,LeBlanc RE

    更新日期:2018-06-01 00:00:00

  • Histopathological spectrum of cutaneous tuberculosis and non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections.

    abstract::The non-specific clinical findings and variable histopathological features of cutaneous tuberculosis and non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections often make it difficult to establish a diagnosis and initiate appropriate therapy. We investigated 25 patients diagnosed with mycobacterial infections of the skin in Hanyang...

    journal_title:Journal of cutaneous pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1600-0560.2012.01903.x

    authors: Min KW,Ko JY,Park CK

    更新日期:2012-06-01 00:00:00

  • Outer root sheath acanthoma.

    abstract::The term "outer root sheath acanthoma" is proposed to specify a distinctive keratosis exhibiting outer root sheath differentiation. This lesion features anastamosing columns of keratinocytes emanating from the undersurface of the epidermis that respectively demonstrate, with progressive descent into the upper dermis, ...

    journal_title:Journal of cutaneous pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1600-0560.1999.tb01872.x

    authors: Reichel M,Heilman ER

    更新日期:1999-10-01 00:00:00

  • A unique case of concurrent chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma and lymphomatoid papulosis in the same biopsy.

    abstract::Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL/SLL) is the most common leukemia in the western world and its cutaneous dissemination a very uncommon phenomenon. Lymphomatoid papulosis (LyP) is a CD30+ lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by chronic, recurrent and self healing skin lesions. Up to 20% of patients with LyP have...

    journal_title:Journal of cutaneous pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/cup.12435

    authors: Hibler J,Salavaggione AL,Martin A,Gru AA

    更新日期:2015-04-01 00:00:00