This little lesion was a cute surprise. It came in from the finger (radial nail fold) of a 46 yo male, clinically described as either a wart or callus.
Things you can notice at low power:
🔺acral skin with nail☑️,
🔺no epidermal collarette around area of lesion (which appears dermal)☑️,
🔺something looks bluish☑️
So let’s start figuring this out, yes 🙌? Is this a:
A dermal lesion with delicate spindle cells, mast cells, myxoid stroma, some vessels. What stains may help you figure it out?
While I wanted you to say the 3rd option, I think there will be variability here.For example, you may also add an NKIC3 if you’re thinking neurothek. But I think at least the 3stains in option 3 are needed. I didn’t snap a pic of my neg s100 but I did get one of my neg Sox10.
Here are a couple higher power pics:
The lesion has an interesting male predilection and is typically periungual on either fingers or toes.They are frequently asymptomatic and usually present as a solitary nodule. So what’s the final diagnosis? Mine can be found here: instagram.com/p/CnINofbuPvG/…
A quick free synopsis of the clinical and histologic findings as well as consideration of the other major entities in the differential diagnosis can be found here by Dr. Jacqueline Junkins-Hopkins: dermatologyadvisor.com/home/decision-…
Happy Monday #PathTwitter verse!
Finally the sun ☀️ is back in NYC metro! Here’s a nice ex. of a classic. 41 y.o. F. Lt 1st Toe. Clin Info: Generalized infiltrative orange - yellow papules coalescing into annular plaques. GA vs. CTD #skin #dermpath #dermatology #dermatopathology
More pics:
What’s your diagnosis and differential?
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