Case #384 – November 2014
A 73-year-old woman presented to a local clinic in Ghana with a skin nodule that had developed adjacent to the resection site of a previous low-grade malignant skin tumor. Biopsy specimens were collected and sent to a lab in the U.S. for histologic processing, including sectioning and staining with hematoxylin-and-eosin (H&E). Images of suspect structures were captured and sent to the DPDx Team for diagnostic assistance. Figures A–E show several of the images that were received for analysis. Neither sizes nor magnifications were provided with the images. What is your diagnosis? Based on what criteria?
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This case and images were kindly provided by Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI.
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