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epithelioid sarcoma

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epithelioid sarcoma
A low-grade sarcoma of the upper extremity, ♂:♀ ratio, 2:1, of Pts age 10-35 Treatment Wide local excision or amputation DiffDx-Benign Fibromatosis, fibrous histiocytoma, nodular fasciitis, infectious granuloma, necrobiosis lipoidica, rheumatoid nodule DiffDx-malignant Synovial sarcoma, fibrosarcoma, melanoma Prognosis Recurrence is common; 45% metastasize–eg, to lung, regional lymph nodes, scalp
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6) [FIGURES 4-5 OMITTED] The differential diagnosis for sclerosing perineurioma mainly includes fibroma of tendon sheath, epithelioid glomus tumor, epithelioid sarcoma (Table), and highly collagenized examples of giant cell tumor of tendon sheath.
Perineurioma: a distinctive and underrecognized peripheral nerve ... by Macarenco, Ricardo S.; Ellinger, Fred; Oliveira, Andre M. / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
The histologic differential diagnosis is predicated on whether the tumor is biphasic or monophasic; it includes adenocarcinoma, spindle cell carcinoma, fibrosarcoma, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, glomangiopericytoma (hemangiopericytoma), leiomyosarcoma, malignant melanoma, epithelioid sarcoma, and angiosarcoma.
Synovial sarcoma by Thompson, Lester D.R. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Sergeant Profitt was suffering from epithelioid sarcoma, a type of cancer that typically develops in tissues under the skin of the hands, forearms, feet or lower leg.
Never give up: amputee overcomes cancer, maintains active lifestyle by Losurdo, Marnee A.C. / Citizen Airman
 
 
 
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