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Metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva to the lung confirmed with allelotyping.
International journal of gynecological pathology : official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Pathologists - 1 Sept 2009
Seward Shelly M, Richardson Debra L, Leon Marino E, Zhao Weiqiang, Cohn David E, Hitchcock Charles L
Abstract excerpt
A squamous-cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lung can be indistinguishable from metastatic SCC of gynecologic origin using common histopathologic techniques; however, establishing tumor origin can be clinically relevant. A patient with a Bartholin gland SCC was found to also have a pulmonary SCC, concerning for metastasis versus synchronous pulmonary primary. Hematoxylin and eosin and immunohistochemistry alone could...
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