Primary cutaneous localized/clearly-outlined true histiocytic sarcoma: Two long-term follow-up cases |
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Authors: | Naoko Sato Eiichi Arai Yasuhiro Nakamura Yasuo Yazawa Masanori Yasuda |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of, Diagnostic Pathology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Hidaka, Japan;2. Department of, Skin Oncology/Dermatology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Hidaka, Japan;3. Department of, Orthopedic Oncology and Surgery, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Hidaka, Japan |
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Abstract: | Histiocytic sarcoma (HS) is a rare hematopoietic tumor that mainly involves extranodal sites, including the intestinal tract, skin, soft tissues and other organs. It is well known as an aggressive neoplasm that shows a poor response to therapy. However, a subset of patients with resectable disease has shown a favorable outcome with surgical treatment. Primary cutaneous HS is exceedingly rare and, to date, its long-term prognosis has thus not been well described. Here, we highlight two cases of primary cutaneous HS that showed long-term survival. Case 1 was a healthy 47-year-old woman who found a 12-mm tumor on her forehead. Case 2 was a 66-year-old woman, under follow up of a myxoid liposarcoma in her leg, who presented with a 25-mm tumor in her hypothenar eminence. Histologically, the tumors in both cases had a smooth outline with proliferating atypical tumor cells that showed histiocytic differentiation as revealed by immunohistochemistry with antibodies to CD68 (KP-1) and lysozyme in case 1; and CD68, lysozyme and CD163 in case 2. Tumor cells in case 1 had a monotonous appearance. After complete resection, cases 1 and 2 have survived for 10 and 4 years, respectively, without recurrence. To date, such patients are relatively long follow-up cases of survival from HS and highlight how a clear outline of the primary cutaneous HS tumor may be associated with its resectability and be an important factor in the assessment of its curability. |
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Keywords: | hematopoietic malignancy histiocytic sarcoma long-term survival pathology skin tumor |
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