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Histopathological examination of the excised skin nodule (10 fold magnification: A) shows fusocellular proliferation in the superficial and deep dermis; B) with high cellularity and focal extension to the hypodermis
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The tumor showed large foci of tumoral necrosis (< 50%) and very limited extension to the hypodermis without vascular invasion (Figure 1, Figure 2).
Histopathological examination of the excised skin nodule (100 fold magnification: A) shows numerous atypical mitotic figures; B) and large foci of tumoral necrosis
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The tumor showed large foci of tumoral necrosis (< 50%) and very limited extension to the hypodermis without vascular invasion (Figure 1, Figure 2).
Immunohistochemistry (IHC) of the excised pelvic mass revealed that the lesion was caldesmon positive
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A biopsy of the pelvic mass was performed and led to diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma (Figure 3).