One of the criteria of selection for skin sparing mastectomy (SSM) with nipple areola complex (NAC) preservation is to exclude the neoplastic involvement of subareolar tissue (NAC base) in order to minimize the possibility of local recurrence. The most common way to assess the possible neoplastic involvement is intraoperative frozen section of the NAC base tissue. Because of its limitations, pa...

Vol. 29, No. 3, 2017 365 Received May 12, 2016, Revised June 11, 2016, Accepted for publication June 15, 2016 Corresponding author: Enzo Errichetti, Institute of Dermatology, “Santa Maria della Misericordia” University Hospital, Piazzale Santa Maria della Misericordia, 15. 33100-Udine, Italy. Tel: 39-0432559820, Fax: 39-0432559892, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distri...

Coccidioidomycosis is caused by a dimorphic fungus species endemic to the arid and semi-arid regions of the Americas. The species have a terranean habitat producing a primary pulmonary infection by inhalation of arthroconidia. We describe a case of extrapulmonary coccidioidomycosis presenting with extensive lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, and florid cutaneous lesions. This case is intended to he...

Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia is a benign condition defined by an exuberant proliferation of the epithelium with downward progression into the dermis. It may occur in reaction to several conditions including chronic cutaneous wound. We describe an unusual case of a florid pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia mimicking a well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma, restricted to the red part of...

BACKGROUND Numerous techniques have been used to achieve long-term projection of the nipple following nipple-areola reconstruction. However, the reconstructed nipple loses projection over time. We describe a technique that uses local flaps to improve the lost projection of reconstructed nipples. METHODS Between November 2013 and March 2015, nine patients (11 nipples) underwent revisional nipp...

Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis is a rare respiratory condition associated with human papillomavirus. It is characterized by exophytic, wart-like, squamous lesions within the respiratory tract. Presently described is case of a 24-year-old Caucasian male who presented with recurrent laryngotracheal papillomatosis. Laryngoscopy and excisional biopsy had been performed at approximately 11⁄2 y...

a variety of verrucous and papillary lesions affect the oral mucosa. Those which are benign and reactive, for example squamous papilloma or verruciform xanthoma, usually present little diagnostic difficulty. However, dysplastic and malignant verrucous and papillary lesions are a much greater diagnostic challenge, not helped by confusing terminology. papillary hyperplasia is a reactive inflammat...

Cutaneous lymphadenoma is a rare neoplasm, and characterized by a florid mononuclear cell infiltration that appears to be an integral component of the tumor. Several reports suggested that these infiltrated lymphocytes mainly consist of T cells and Langerhans cells, but no detailed phenotypical analysis of these cells has been demonstrated yet. In this report, we describe a 70-year-old Japanese...

BACKGROUND Cutaneous metastasis of gastric adenocarcinoma is rare and usually presents in men, as nodules over the abdomen. We present the case of a woman with cutaneous metastasis of gastric adenocarcinoma showing unusual clinicopathological features. CASE REPORT A 37-year-old woman developed florid cutaneous metastasis over the skin of the left breast two years after total gastrectomy for a...