Article
Cutaneous extrarenal rhabdoid tumor with myogenic differentiation.
Journal of cutaneous pathology - 1 Nov 2005
Petitt Matthew, Doeden Katherine, Harris Alexis, Bocklage Thèrése
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The rhabdoid phenotype is characterized by large epithelioid cells with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm and paranuclear inclusions of intermediate filaments. Although originally described in tumors from pediatric kidneys, the rhabdoid phenotype has since been described in a variety of patient ages and extrarenal sites. Extraordinarily, the rhabdoid phenotype has emerged in cutaneous neoplasms, either...
Topics
- Actins
- Cell Differentiation
- Desmin
- Female
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Intermediate Filaments
- Lymphatic Metastasis
- Middle Aged
- Muscle Development
- Phenotype
- Rhabdoid Tumor
