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'''Epithelioid cell lesions''' are very common in pathology. Malignant epithelioid lesions are | [[Image:Epithelioid sarcoma - cropped - very high mag.jpg|thumb|right|250px|An tumour with an epithelioid morphology ([[epithelioid sarcoma]]). [[H&E stain]].]] | ||
'''Epithelioid cell lesions''' are very common in pathology. Malignant epithelioid lesions are most often carcinomas... but may be a large number different tumours. | |||
== | ==Classification== | ||
===A short DDx | Broadly, epithelioid lesions are split into: | ||
*[[Small round cell tumours]]. | |||
*[[Large epithelioid tumours]]. | |||
==General differential diagnosis== | |||
A short DDx: | |||
*Carcinoma (primary and metastatic). | *Carcinoma (primary and metastatic). | ||
*[[Malignant melanoma]]. | *[[Malignant melanoma]]. | ||
*Sarcoma. | *Sarcoma. | ||
===Epithelioid sarcomas=== | |||
All rules are made to be broken... some epithelioid lesions are sarcomas:<ref name=pmid19664495>{{cite journal |author=Dei Tos AP, Wagner AJ, Modena P, Comandone A, Leyvraz S |title=Epithelioid soft tissue tumors |journal=Semin. Oncol. |volume=36 |issue=4 |pages=347–57 |year=2009 |month=August |pmid=19664495 |doi=10.1053/j.seminoncol.2009.06.005 |url=}}</ref> | All rules are made to be broken... some epithelioid lesions are sarcomas:<ref name=pmid19664495>{{cite journal |author=Dei Tos AP, Wagner AJ, Modena P, Comandone A, Leyvraz S |title=Epithelioid soft tissue tumors |journal=Semin. Oncol. |volume=36 |issue=4 |pages=347–57 |year=2009 |month=August |pmid=19664495 |doi=10.1053/j.seminoncol.2009.06.005 |url=}}</ref> | ||
*[[Epithelioid sarcoma]]. | *[[Epithelioid sarcoma]]. | ||
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* | *An exhaustive [[DDx]] is found in ''[[large epithelioid tumours]]'' and ''[[small round cell tumours]]''. | ||
An exhaustive [[DDx]] | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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*[[Basics]]. | *[[Basics]]. | ||
*[[Pleomorphic tumours]]. | *[[Pleomorphic tumours]]. | ||
*[[Large epithelioid tumours]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist| | {{Reflist|1}} | ||
[[Category:Basics]] | [[Category:Basics]] |
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