Eponyms in the dermatology literature linked to the skin and soft tissue tumors

Abstract

The term "eponym" originates from the Greek word "eponymous", which means "named after". An eponym was a simple way to describe tumors and tumor like lesions that initially were not well understood [1]. Most of the tumors in the skin and soft tissues are named according to its histopathological features under the microscope. Nevertheless, few of them are named eponymously. With the exception of Evans tumor which is currently best known as Low-Grade Fibromyxoid Sarcoma, the eponyms linked to the tumors in the skin and soft tissue maintain their position in the medical literature over the years. In this communication which is based, essentially [1], we aimed to highlight on selected eponyms in dermatology literature linked to the skin and soft tissue tumors, which we listed it in in Table I [1-10].

Eponyms in the dermatology literature linked to the vascular tumors

“…Kaposi sarcoma [4] It is a mesenchymal tumor that involves blood and lymphatic vessels and that affects multiple organs, most commonly the skin. It was first described as "idiopathic multiple pigmented sarcoma" by Moritz Kaposi Kohn (1837-1902) ( Fig.…”