XXXX : a clinicopathological analysis of 10 cases in Asians.

@entity1 @entity5 @entity241 @entity3074 @entity2280
@entity241 ( @entity241 ) is a locally aggressive cutaneous @entity5 that exhibits a marked tendency for recurrence after local excision. This case series aims to study the clinical, histological and immunohistochemical features of @entity241 in Asians. Ten @entity1 with @entity241 diagnosed between 1992 and 2001 were reviewed. There were more @entity1 than @entity1 in a ratio of 4:1. There were six Chinese, two Malays, one Indian and one Eurasian. The mean age was 38 years. The duration of each lesion before excision varied from 6 months to 27 years. Fifty per cent of @entity5 occurred on the trunk. On histology, all the lesions were dermal-centred spindle cell @entity5 , extending to the subcutis, and exhibited the characteristic storiform pattern. One @entity5 also demonstrated @entity241 . Two @entity5 were of the rare pigmented variant ( @entity5 ). Immunohistochemistry with @entity2280 was positive in all cases, except the @entity5 , which was negative for @entity2280 . For comparison, six cases of deep-penetrating @entity3074 were stained for @entity2280 and all showed an absence of @entity2280 expression. Wide excision of the @entity5 was performed in all cases of @entity241 . There was no recurrence after mean follow up of 6 years (range 2.25-9.5 years).
