Abstract
Skin primary sarcomatoid carcinomas (SPSCs) are rare cutaneous neoplasms and their derivation is challenging. SPSCs comprise a wide group of skin malignant neoplasms and differential diagnosis includes squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma, atypical fibroxanthoma, sarcoma as well as metastatic tumors
Highlights
SPSCs comprise a wide group of skin malignant neoplasms and differential diagnosis includes squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma, atypical fibroxanthoma, sarcoma as well as metastatic tumors [3,4] (Figure 1)
A 44-year-old woman presented with a crateriform ulcerated, rapidly growing tumor on her left thigh, 1.3 cm in its greatest dimension
The tumor was composed of spindle cells with marked nuclear atypia and pleomorphism
Summary
SPSCs comprise a wide group of skin malignant neoplasms and differential diagnosis includes squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma, atypical fibroxanthoma, sarcoma as well as metastatic tumors [3,4] (Figure 1). Corresponding author: Anastasios D Papanastasiou, Department of Pathology, Patras General Hospital, Patras, Greece, Tel: +302610227902, Email: apapanasta@gmail.com Received: 17 September 2016; Accepted: 20 September 2016; Published: 22 September 2016
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