—  SPECIALTY CONFERENCE  —

Bone & Soft Tissue Pathology
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 , 7:30 PM
Convention Center 201/203





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Moderator: BRIAN P. RUBIN
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH



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Submitted by: Alexander Lazar

Clinical Summary:

A female age 11 presents with a 5 cm mass on her right medial knee. The lesion was present for at least 7 months and originally had the appearance of a "bruise". The parents report that the patient has experienced significantly reduced appetite and weight loss over the last several months.


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Case 2

Submitted by: Andrea Deyrup - Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Clinical Summary:

The patient is a 45 year old man who presented with a 1.8 x 1.7 cm bump on his forehead, thought clinically to be a cyst. Past medical history and clinical examination were noncontributory. The lesion was biopsied and then excised. Images are from the resection specimen.


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Case 3

Submitted by: Steven Billings - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Clinical Summary:

A 26-year-old man presented with a painful nodule on the back, clinically thought to be a cyst.


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Case 4

Submitted by: Thomas Mentzel - Friedrichshafen, Germany

Clinical Summary:

A 19-year-old female patient developed a dermal neoplasm on the right lateral foot. After diagnosis a wide reexcision with tumour free margins was performed, and the patient received postoperative radiotherapy (60 Gy). Two months later a solitary inguinal lymph metastasis was excised; eight other lymph nodes were tumour free. The patient received intraoperatively (10 Gy) and postoperatively (45 G) additional radiotherapy. There is no sign of recurrence at 13 months.


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Case 5

Submitted by: Cyril Fisher - Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK

Clinical Summary:

A 19 year old female had a painless nodule on the right forearm for two years. Excision revealed an ill-defined yellow-white lesion 2 cm in diameter tethered to skin and deeper tissue.


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