PILOMATRICAL CARCINOSARCOMA OF THE CHEEK WITH SUBSEQUENT PULMONARY METASTASES - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
HANLY MG ALLSBROOK WC PANTAZIS CG LANE R PORUBSKY ES MANN ES
Citation
Mg. Hanly et al., PILOMATRICAL CARCINOSARCOMA OF THE CHEEK WITH SUBSEQUENT PULMONARY METASTASES - A CASE-REPORT, The American journal of dermatopathology, 16(2), 1994, pp. 196-200
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
The American journal of dermatopathology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01931091
Volume
16
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
196 - 200
Database
ISI
SICI code
0193-1091(1994)16:2<196:PCOTCW>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
We report a case of malignant pilomatrixoma with a pronounced biphenot ypic morphology. The lesion, which was excised from the cheek of a 36- year-old man, was composed of a large pilomatrixoma lying within a spi ndled, sarcomatoid stroma. Fourteen months later, the tumor metastasiz ed to the right upper lobe of the lung. We describe the tumor's pathol ogy, histology, and immunochemistry and discuss the differential diagn osis. We also speculate on its histogenesis.