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'''Atypical spindle cell lesions of the skin''' are seen with some frequency.
'''Atypical spindle cell lesions of the skin''' are uncommon but seen with enough frequency that one ought to be familiar with them.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Repertinger | first1 = S | last2 = Teruya | first2 = B | last3 = Sarma | first3 = D | title = Common Spindle Cell Malignant Neoplasms of the Skin: Differential Diagnosis and Review of the Literature | journal =  The Internet Journal of Dermatology | volume = 7 | issue = 2 | pages = | month = | year = 2008 | doi = | PMID = | PMC = | url = http://ispub.com/IJD/7/2/11747 }}<!-- ISSN: 1531-3018 --></ref>


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==Extended==
==Extended==
[[Image:Storiform pattern - high mag.jpg|thumb|right|DFSP. [[H&E stain]].]]
A longer differential diagnosis that includes lesions with less atypia is ''SLAM DUNK'':
A longer differential diagnosis that includes lesions with less atypia is ''SLAM DUNK'':
*Spindle cell [[squamous cell carcinoma]].
*Spindle cell [[squamous cell carcinoma]].
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*[[Dermatopathology]].
*[[Dermatopathology]].
*[[Spindle cell lesions]].
*[[Spindle cell lesions]].
==References==
{{Reflist|1}}


[[Category:Dermatopathology]]
[[Category:Dermatopathology]]

Latest revision as of 16:14, 18 June 2017

Atypical spindle cell lesions of the skin are uncommon but seen with enough frequency that one ought to be familiar with them.[1]

Spindle cell lesions of the skin directs here.

Classic

The differential diagnosis of atypical skin spindle cell lesions is SLAM:

Extended

DFSP. H&E stain.

A longer differential diagnosis that includes lesions with less atypia is SLAM DUNK:

See also

References

  1. Repertinger, S; Teruya, B; Sarma, D (2008). "Common Spindle Cell Malignant Neoplasms of the Skin: Differential Diagnosis and Review of the Literature". The Internet Journal of Dermatology 7 (2). http://ispub.com/IJD/7/2/11747.