Soft Tissue Tumors — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Cutaneous horn can show features of _____ carcinoma at its base

Answer: squamous cell

Flashcard 2: What are the four clinical variants of Kaposi sarcoma?

Answer: 1. Classic (European) 2. Endemic (African) 3. Iatrogenic (Transplant-related) 4. Epidemic (AIDS-associated)

Extra: All four variants typically present with cutaneous lesions (violaceous macules, plaques, or nodules). • **Classic**: Elderly Mediterranean/Eastern European men; indolent; lower limbs. • **Endemic**: Sub-Saharan Africa; includes an indolent cutaneous form and an aggressive lymphadenopathic form (especially in children). • **Iatrogenic**: Transplant recipients; management involves adjusting immunosuppression. • **Epidemic**: AIDS-defining illness; HHV-8 associated; aggressive with cutaneous, mucosal, and visceral involvement.

Flashcard 3: _____ hemangiomas are the most common type of hemangiomas

Answer: Capillary

Flashcard 4: Syringoma (also known as Syringocystadenoma/Syringocytoma) is a benign tumor of _____

Answer: sweat ducts

Flashcard 5: Kaposi sarcoma presents with _____ lesions on the lower extremities, face (especially the nose), and oral mucosa

Answer: violaceous

Flashcard 6: _____ sign (Dimple sign) is seen when on squeezing the skin adjacent to a dermatofibroma, causes a dimpled appearance on its surface

Answer: Fitzpatrick

Flashcard 7: What cutaneous findings are associated with neurofibromatosis I? _____ and cutaneous neurofibromas

Answer: Cafe-au-lait spots (coast of California)

Flashcard 8: _____ is a clinical-histological pattern (often associated with Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma) characterized by boggy cutaneous plaques with follicular prominence and accumulation of mucin within the hair follicles.

Answer: Follicular mucinosis

Flashcard 9: Which skin cancer presents as an ulcerative red lesion with frequent scale? _____

Answer: Squamous cell carcinoma

Flashcard 10: Superficial _____ cell carcinoma may present as a scaling plaque

Answer: basal