oncology
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Rare sweat gland carcinoma which may be confused with a papillary metastasis and should be differentiated from papillary eccrine adenoma. Recently has been shown to be associated with HPV42 in the majority of cases Leiendecker et al 2023). A small subset is associated with mutations in BRAF V600E. Clinical features •Very rare, often aggressive •Volar fingers,…
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•Extremely rare often amelanotic, high-grade variant (based on the majority of documented cases representing metastases. The biological potential of primary tumors with rhabdoid features is uncertain owing to the paucity of reported cases) •Metastases & recurrent disease>>primary tumors •Characterized by pleomorphic tumor cells with large eosinophilic, hyaline globular inclusions and eccentric vesicular nuclei containing prominent nucleoli, mitoses often conspicuous •Inclusions predominantly composed of vimentin intermediate filaments •Immunophenotype is variable with possible loss of expression…