We report the case of a primary cutaneous melanoma with acantholytic-like changes in a 61-year-old man. Clinical and immunohistochemic features were similar to those of other superficial spreading with vertical growth melanomas. Histologically, intraepidermal and suprabasal bullous spaces were filled by isolated tumor cells, simulating acantholytic blisters. These findings could be explained by the presence of inflammation-related extracellular fluid. Two other cases with suprabasal discohesive atypical melanocytes have recently been described. We report the first case of malignant melanoma with an intense and diffuse pattern of dyscohesion, resembling acantholysis. Recognition of this histologic pattern in malignant melanoma is important to avoid a misdiagnosis.
Two cases of zinc deficiency dermatitis (acute phase) on parenteral nutrition are reported. Subepidermal blisters caused by a decrease in the number of desmosomes and hemidesmosomes located between the discontinuous basal membrane and cell membranes are shown. The collagen fibers presented changes which probably are responsible for the breaking or fragility of the capillaries. These facts went unnoticed in previous studies.
Testicular epidermoid cyst is extremely rare injury, which in recent studies has been regarded as a tumor. Some authors consider this lesion as a cystic monodermal teratoma, the histogenesis remains controversial. In this study we provide clinical and morphological characteristics of an epidermoid cyst in the left testicle in a 16 years old patient, where apparently a nodular lesion in the left testicle was detected.KeywordsCyst; Epidermoid; Intratesticular
We report an unusual case of primary scrotal extramammary Paget disease that infiltrated reticular dermis and lymph vessels, with metastasis in inguinal lymph node. The 67-year-old patient died at 14 months due to systemic metastases. The tumor, which was located in epidermis and infiltrated the dermis, comprised cells with wide, granular, and eosinophilic cytoplasm and intense positivity for antimitochondrial antibody. This seems to be the first report of oncocytic changes in extramammary Paget disease.
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