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Interactive Case Study - May 2019

Vascular papule on neck of a 79-year-old woman

Hannah Kopelman, MD; Ali Rashidbaigi, MD; Bonnie A. Lee, MD


Question 1:

A 79-year-old healthy female with no prior history of cancer or skin disease presented to her dermatologist with a 0.7 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm exophytic red papule on her right neck. Clinical and histopathological examination of the biopsy revealed the following in figures 1-4. Immunohistochemical stains were performed including EMA, CEA, CD10, Vimentin, and RCC.

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Figure 1.

 
Figure 2.

Figure 3.

 
Figure 4.


Figure 5. (EMA)


Figure 6. (Vimentin)


Figure 7. (CD10)


Figure 8. (RCC)


 
Which of the following is the best diagnosis?