RESIDENT CASE STUDIES

Week 12 July 7 - July 11, 2003: Case 2

Table of Contents | List of Diagnoses | Case 1 | Case 2

41year old male with right arm mass

 

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Questions:

1. The histologic features are most consistent with:
   1. Granuloma annulare
   2. Rheumatoid nodule
   3. Tuberculosis
   4. Epithelioid sarcoma
   5. None of the above

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2. The following is true of the tumor:
   1. It is most commonly found in the elderly
   2. The number of mitoses is usually high
   3. It has the same prognosis as granuloma annulare
   4. It is characteristically immunoreactive for myo D1
   5. It is characteristically immunoreactive for vimentin and epithelial markers

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Week 12 Case 2 Discussion