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  • Title: [Solitary fibrous hemangiopericytoma of atypical location: importance of immunohistochemical study].
    Author: Soriano-Hernández MI, Husein-ElAhmed H, Ruíz-Molina I.
    Journal: Cir Cir; 2014; 82(3):323-7. PubMed ID: 25238475.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: The rare cutaneous solitary fibrous tumor was initially described in the thoracic cavity in relation to the pleura and subsequently been associated with other serous membranes. It has been described in other extraserosal locations including the skin. Knowledge of its existence along with fairly typical histological features and the immunohistochemical expression pattern with intense positivity for CD34 allow the increasing diagnosis of this condition, which suggests that these cases were not previously diagnosed as such. CLINICAL CASE: We report the case of a 43 year-old male with a painless nodule in the first left finger pad clinically suggestive of pyogenic granuloma or nodular melanoma, which was diagnosed by excisional biopsy and immunohistochemical study as a solitary fibrous tumor. DISCUSSION: Only 11 cases of cutaneous solitary fibrous tumor have been published in the following locations: head, cheek, thigh, chest, back and nose. Our work describes the first case of cutaneous solitary fibrous tumor in the hand. The solitary fibrous tumor derived from mesenchymal cells expresses CD34 and hence its presentation in any location. In our case it was in the hand. It explains the problems encountered in the clinical differential diagnosis with other tumors as nodular melanoma, pyogenic granuloma, giant cell tumor of tendon sheath, fibroma, benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors, etc. As we consider the histology, differential diagnosis should be made with other tumors that also express CD34. CONCLUSIONS: Solitary fibrous tumors derived from mesenchymal cells express CD34 and hence its presentation in any location. In our case it was in the finger pad. Antecedentes: el tumor fibroso solitario es un tumor poco común. Anteriormente se suponía que afectaba sólo la cavidad torácica, en especial la pleura; posteriormente, se relacionó con otras membranas serosas y se observó en diversas localizaciones extraserosas, entre ellas la piel. El conocimiento de este tumor, junto con el aspecto histológico característico y el patrón de expresión inmunohistoquímica con intensa positividad para CD34 permiten que cada vez se diagnostique con mayor frecuencia. Caso clínico: se comunica el caso de un varón de 43 años de edad con un nódulo indoloro en el pulpejo del primer dedo izquierdo, que sugería clínicamente un melanoma nodular o granuloma piógeno. Mediante biopsia excisional y estudio inmunohistoquímico se diagnosticó como tumor fibroso solitario. Discusión: hasta la fecha se han publicado 11 casos de tumores fibrosos solitarios cutáneos, localizados en cabeza, mejilla, muslo, pecho, espalda y vestíbulo nasal. El caso que se comunica constituye la primera lesión de estas características que afecta la mano. El diagnóstico clínico diferencial del tumor fibroso solitario incluye otros tumores como: melanoma nodular, granuloma piógeno, tumor de células gigantes tenosinovial, fibroma y tumor de vaina de nervio periférico benigno. En cuanto a la histología, se planteó el diagnóstico diferencial con otras neoplasias que también expresan CD34. Conclusiones: el tumor fibroso solitario deriva de células mesenquimatosas y expresa CD34, lo que explica su aparición en cualquier localización, como en este caso, que fue en el pulpejo del quinto dedo.
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