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• cutaneous horn

  17 November

  WKP
  Definition : Cutaneous horns, also known by the Latin name cornu cutaneum, are unusual keratinous skin tumors with the appearance of horns, or sometimes of wood or coral. Formally, this is a clinical diagnosis for a "conical projection above the surface of the skin."
  They are usually small and localized, but can, in very rare cases be much larger. Although often benign, they can also be malignant or premalignant.
  Etiology (examples)
  verruca vulgaris (wart)
  actinic keratosis (...)

• gangliocytic paraganglioma

  16 November

  Images
  https://twitter.com/jake_bledsoe/status/1195476228830060544
  See also
  gangliocytic anomalies
  paraganglioma

• epithelioid trophoblastic tumor

  16 November

  See also
  trophoblastic anomalies

• placental site nodule

  16 November

  See also
  trophoblastic anomalies

• placental site trophoblastic tumor

  16 November

  See also
  trophoblastic anomalies

• exaggerated placental site

  16 November

  See also
  trophoblastic anomalies

• condyloma-like appearance

  13 November

  Definition : condyloma-like appearance.
  Examples
  wart
  verruciform xanthoma
  See also
  verruciform appearance / wart-like appearance
  Open references
  https://www.archivesofpathology.org/doi/full/10.5858/arpa.2018-0039-RA

• verruciform appearance

  13 November

  verruciform lesion ; verruciform anomaly
  Definition : wart-like appearance
  Examples
  wart
  verruciform xanthoma
  See also
  condyloma-like appearance
  Open references
  https://www.archivesofpathology.org/doi/full/10.5858/arpa.2018-0039-RA

• amianthoid fibres

  12 November

  Amianthoid-like fibres
  Examples
  palisaded myofibroblastoma https://twitter.com/kriyer68/status/1129242436310425600
  ruptured human tendon (#8321749#)
  Amianthoid-like fibres in leiomyoma (#18783466#)
  Open references
  Axillary intranodal palisaded myofibroblastoma: report of a case associated with chronic mastitis. D’Antonio A, Addesso M, Amico P, Fragetta F. BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Oct 16;2014. doi:10.1136/bcr-2014-205877. PMID: #25323283# Free
  Paywall references
  Amianthoid-like (...)

• rosettes with central hyalinization

  12 November

  rosette with central hyalinization
  Examples
  hyalinising spindle cell tumor with giant rosettes (HSCTGR) https://twitter.com/kriyer68/status/1129241391379255297

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