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Subcutaneous myoepithelioma of soft tissue: a case report
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Submission date: 2013-08-27
Acceptance date: 2013-08-30
Publication date: 2013-12-26
Pol J Pathol 2013;64(4):319-321
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We present a case of a 75-year-old female with a subcutaneous back mass diagnosed as myoepithelioma of soft tissue. The diagnosis of this tumor may be challenging and familiarity with its broad morphological spectrum is important to distinguish it from a number of histologically similar soft tissue proliferations, in particular those displaying a prominent myxoid stroma. The correct diagnosis can be facilitated by the use of a panel of confirmatory immunohistochemical markers, including cytokeratins, neural, and muscular antigens, revealing the myoepithelial nature of the tumor cells.