Dermatopathology, Volume 9, Issue 4

Cystic neutrophilic granulomatous mastitis is a rarely reported, benign, mastitis that is not associated with lactation. The pathophysiology is still unknown; however, there is often a relationship with Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii. Cystic neutroph...

Introduction: Cutaneous metastases represent 2% of skin tumors, with an overall incidence of 5.3%. Although rare, clinical presentations of cutaneous metastasis vary and can be mistaken for benign and malignant skin conditions. Methodology: This was...

Dupilumab is a humanized IgG4 monoclonal-antibody that is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) in patients aged 12 years and older. In recent years, several ca...

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a rare, locally aggressive spindle cell mesenchymal tumor arising in the dermis, with low metastatic potential. The most commonly affected sites are the trunk and proximal extremities; rarely are acral sites...

The year 2022 will herald approximately 100,000 new cases of cutaneous melanoma (CM), and over 7000 deaths from CM. Over the past 40 years, CM incidence has increased nearly six-fold; however, annual mortality has remained relatively constant. These...

Blue nevus is a benign melanocytic lesion, typically asymptomatic and of unknown etiology. Several histologic and clinical variants have been distinguished, the most frequent being common blue nevus, cellular blue nevus, and combined blue nevus. Alth...

Clear cell acanthoma (CCA) is classically considered a benign epidermal tumor, although rare case reports have described CCA with malignant features. Here, we present a case of a patient with a biopsy proven CCA that regrew post-biopsy and was subseq...

Senile gluteal dermatosis (SGD) is a common but seldom recognized condition. It is characterized clinically by unilateral or bilateral hyperkeratotic, lichenified plaques on the gluteal area, being attributed to prolonged sitting, particularly in the...

Skin disease remains a common complaint among deployed service members. To mitigate the limited supply of dermatologists in the U.S. Military Health System (MHS), teledermatology has been harnessed as a specialist extender platform, allowing for onli...

Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) is a rare tumor that affects elderly individuals and presents a poor prognosis. Skin is the most common site of involvement, accounting for 89% of the cases. Extracutaneous organs, especially bone...