Angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma of the scalp mimicking cutaneous angiosarcoma in incisional biopsy containing CD31-positive histiocytes: A potential histopathological pitfall

J Dermatol. 2018 Feb;45(2):235-237. doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.13843. Epub 2017 Mar 31.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Hemangiosarcoma / diagnosis*
  • Hemangiosarcoma / pathology
  • Histiocytes / pathology*
  • Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous / diagnosis*
  • Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous / pathology
  • Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / analysis
  • Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / metabolism*
  • Scalp
  • Skin / cytology
  • Skin / pathology
  • Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology
  • Skin Neoplasms / surgery

Substances

  • PECAM1 protein, human
  • Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1

Supplementary concepts

  • Histiocytoma, Angiomatoid Fibrous