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*Benign soft tissue lesions may have marked [[nuclear atypia]] and abundant mitotic activity.
*Benign soft tissue lesions may have marked [[nuclear atypia]] and abundant mitotic activity.


===Basic pathologic differential diagnosis of malignancy===
===General differential diagnosis of malignant lesion===
This should ''always'' be considered:
This should ''always'' be considered:
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A clinically motivated histomorphologic classification of malignancy:
A clinically motivated histomorphologic classification of malignancy:
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===General histomorphologically motivated differential diagnosis of malignancy===
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*''Hematologic'' includes [[lymphoma]], [[leukemia]], [[plasma cell neoplasms]] and others.
*''Hematologic'' includes [[lymphoma]], [[leukemia]], [[plasma cell neoplasms]] and others.
*Memory device ''HMN GEM'': hematologic, melanoma, neuroendocrine carcinoma, germ cell, epithelial, mesenchymal.
*Memory device ''HMN GEM'': hematologic, melanoma, neuroendocrine carcinoma, germ cell, epithelial, mesenchymal.
*The above is a useful clinical classification. The problem is it isn't that useful for problem solving in front of the microscope.
**Germ cell tumours are often not distinctive.
**Numerous epithelioid sarcomas can mimic carcinomas.
**Spindle cell carcinomas can mimic sarcomas very well.
**Neuroendocrine differentiation  is not always readily apparent.


===Morphologic grouping===
===Morphologic grouping===
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