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Chaudet KM, Stagner AM, Nazarian RM. Use of Cytokeratin 17 in the Differentiation Between Desmoplastic Trichilemmoma and Cutaneous Basal Cell Carcinoma. Am J Dermatopathol 2022; 44:886-890. [PMID: 36197047 DOI: 10.1097/dad.0000000000002302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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ABSTRACT Desmoplastic trichilemmoma (DTL) is a variant of trichilemmoma characterized by a prominent desmoplastic stroma that may mimic invasive carcinoma. These lesions typically show features of a conventional trichilemmoma at the periphery, surrounding dense hyalinized stroma with entrapped cords of tumor cells. On a small or superficial biopsy, DTL may pose a diagnostic challenge in distinguishing this benign adnexal neoplasm from invasive carcinoma, particularly basal cell carcinoma (BCC). We aimed to investigate whether the immunohistochemical expression of cytokeratin 17 (CK17) would be useful in the differentiation between DTL and BCC. CK17 is expressed in normal adnexal structures and has been shown to demonstrate strong staining in BCCs. Expression of CK17 was examined in 23 cases of DTL and 23 BCCs. An immunoreactivity score was assigned using the percentage of tumor cells staining with scoring as follows: 0, complete negativity; 1, < 15% tumor cells staining; 2, 15%-84% tumor cells staining; and 3, >85% staining. All cases of BCC scored as 3, whereas 18% of DTL scored as 3. The mean percent staining for CK17 was significantly higher for BCCs (97% of tumor cells) than DTLs (57% of tumor cells); P < 0.001 in the unpaired t test. The pattern of CK17 staining may also help differentiate between cases scoring 3. All BCCs showed strong diffuse staining throughout, whereas for those cases of DTL with a score of 3, the peripheral basaloid rim in the tumor lobules did not stain. CK17 is a useful adjunct in distinguishing DTL from BCC in small or superficial biopsy specimens.
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- Kristine M Chaudet
- Dermatopathology Unit, Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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Płachta I, Kleibert M, Czarnecka AM, Spałek M, Szumera-Ciećkiewicz A, Rutkowski P. Current Diagnosis and Treatment Options for Cutaneous Adnexal Neoplasms with Follicular Differentiation. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:4759. [PMID: 33946233 PMCID: PMC8125718 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22094759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Revised: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Neoplasms derived from follicular tissue are extremely rare. Clinically, they are reported as non-symptomatic, slow-growing nodules. These lesions are mainly benign, but the malignant type can occur. Mainly middle-aged people (50-60 years of age) are affected. These carcinomas are mainly localized on the head and neck or torso. They can be locally aggressive and infiltrate surrounding tissue and metastasize to regional lymph nodes. In the minority of cases, distant metastases are diagnosed. Quick and relevant diagnosis is the basis of a treatment for all types of tumors. The patient's life expectancy depends on multiple prognostic factors, including the primary tumor size and its mitotic count. Patients should be referred to a specialized skin cancer center to receive optimal multidisciplinary treatment. This article tries to summarize all the information that is currently available about pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment methods of follicular tumors.
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- Iga Płachta
- Department of Soft Tissue/Bone Sarcoma and Melanoma, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, 02-781 Warsaw, Poland; (I.P.); (M.K.); (M.S.); (P.R.)
- Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Soft Tissue/Bone Sarcoma and Melanoma, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, 02-781 Warsaw, Poland; (I.P.); (M.K.); (M.S.); (P.R.)
- Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Soft Tissue/Bone Sarcoma and Melanoma, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, 02-781 Warsaw, Poland; (I.P.); (M.K.); (M.S.); (P.R.)
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- Department of Soft Tissue/Bone Sarcoma and Melanoma, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, 02-781 Warsaw, Poland; (I.P.); (M.K.); (M.S.); (P.R.)
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Diagnostics, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, 02-781 Warsaw, Poland;
- Department of Diagnostic Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, 00-791 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Soft Tissue/Bone Sarcoma and Melanoma, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, 02-781 Warsaw, Poland; (I.P.); (M.K.); (M.S.); (P.R.)
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Kishibe M, Iwasaki T, Takahashi I, Ishida-Yamamoto A. Intracytoplasmic eosinophilic inclusion bodies with embryonic folliculosebaceous-apocrine unit differentiation in syringocystadenoma papilliferum. J Cutan Pathol 2018; 45:923-926. [DOI: 10.1111/cup.13344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Revised: 08/20/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Mari Kishibe
- Department of Dermatology; Asahikawa Medical University; Asahikawa Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; Asahikawa Medical University; Asahikawa Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; Kitami Red Cross Hospital; Kitami Japan
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Lesions With an Epidermal Hyperplastic Pattern: Morphologic Clues in the Differential Diagnosis. Am J Dermatopathol 2016; 38:1-16; quiz 17-9. [PMID: 26730692 DOI: 10.1097/dad.0000000000000324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In this report, we review the most common entities that show a epidermal hyperplastic pattern in the biopsy. These entities include inflammatory, reactive, infectious, hamartomatous, and tumoral conditions, each with a very different prognosis. Therefore, an approach based on the classic "patterns and clues" tools used in dermatopathology can bring a lot of information to the dermatopathologist or the general pathologist evaluating these lesions.
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Kurokawa I, Mizutani H, Nishijima S, Kusumoto K, Tsubura A. Keratinizing Squamous Epithelium Associated with Syringocystadenoma Papilliferum Differentiates towards Infrainfundibulum: Case Report with Immunohistochemical Study of Cytokeratins. J Int Med Res 2016; 33:590-3. [PMID: 16222893 DOI: 10.1177/147323000503300515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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We describe a case of Syringocystadenoma papilliferum (SCAP) with keratinizing squamous epithelium in a 26-year-old female presenting with a dark brown to black nodule on her forehead. After surgical excision, the specimen was examined immunohistochemically using antibodies against cytokeratin (CK) 1, 8, 10, 14, 17, 18 and 19. Within the keratinizing squamous epithelium, CK1, 10, 14 and 17 were present, whereas the other CKs were absent. Based on CK expression, keratinizing squamous epithelium in SCAP seems to differentiate towards the infrainfundibulum.
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- I Kurokawa
- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, Japan.
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Kurokawa I, Senba Y, Kakeda M, Nishimura K, Hakamada A, Isoda K, Yamanaka K, Mizutani H, Tsubura A. Cytokeratin Expression in Subungual Squamous Cell Carcinoma. J Int Med Res 2016; 34:441-3. [PMID: 16989503 DOI: 10.1177/147323000603400416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Cytokeratin expression in subungual squamous cell carcinoma was investigated in order to evaluate the origin and state of differentiation of the tumour. The tumour nests contained cytokeratin 14, 16 and 17, which were also expressed in the nail bed. Therefore, cytokeratin expression in subungual squamous cell carcinoma may reflect its indolent clinical prognosis.
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- I Kurokawa
- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Mie, Japan.
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Ueda M, Yasuda M, Shibaoka Y, Kurokawa I, Kakuno A, Tsubura A. Keratin 19-positive cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma with elevated serum cytokeratin 19 fragment 21-1 level: A case report. Mol Clin Oncol 2016; 4:986-988. [PMID: 27313859 DOI: 10.3892/mco.2016.834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2015] [Accepted: 03/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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cytokeratin 19 fragment 21-1 (CYFRA21-1) is a marker of lung cancer useful for evaluating clinical diagnosis and prognosis. To the best of our knowledge, there have been no reports of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) with high levels of CYFRA21-1 to date. We herein report a case of a 79-year-old man with a large subcutaneous tumor of the left shoulder, which was diagnosed as primary cutaneous poorly differentiated SCC. The tumor nests were composed of poorly differentiated atypical squamous cells exhibiting high-grade malignancy and mitotic figures; multinuclear cells were also identified inside lymph vessels. Keratin 19 (K19) was intensely expressed in tumor cells. A significantly elevated level of CYFRA21-1 (33 ng/ml) was observed preoperatively. After surgery, the level of CYFRA21-1 was significantly decreased (from 33 to 5.0 ng/ml). Our case demonstrated that K19-positive primary cutaneous undifferentiated SCC induced high levels of CYFRA21-1 in the serum. Thus, CYFRA 21-1 may be a marker indicative of poorly differentiated cutaneous SCC exhibiting K19 expression.
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- Misato Ueda
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Meiwa Hospital, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8186, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Meiwa Hospital, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8186, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Meiwa Hospital, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8186, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Meiwa Hospital, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8186, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Meiwa Hospital, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8186, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kansai Medical University, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8186, Japan
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Danialan R, Mutyambizi K, Aung PP, Prieto VG, Ivan D. Challenges in the diagnosis of cutaneous adnexal tumours. J Clin Pathol 2015; 68:992-1002. [DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2015-203228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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The diagnosis of cutaneous adnexal neoplasms, a heterogeneous group of entities, is often perceived by practising pathologists as challenging. A systematic approach to diagnosis is necessary for classification of these lesions, which establishes the tumour differentiation (follicular, sebaceous, sweat gland or apocrine) and evaluates histological features differentiating between benign and malignant entities. Consideration of clinical history is a necessary adjunct in evaluation of the adnexal neoplasm, as characteristic anatomical sites are described for many adnexal lesions. In some instances, immunohistochemical studies may also be employed to aid the diagnosis. The differential diagnosis between primary cutaneous adnexal neoplasms and cutaneous metastases from visceral tumours may also be difficult. Clinical, radiological, histological and immunohistochemical characteristics will be further discussed, considering that the correct diagnosis has a significant impact on the patient's management and prognosis.
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Wagner VP, Martins MD, Dillenburg CS, Meurer L, Castilho RM, Squarize CH. Histogenesis of keratoacanthoma: histochemical and immunohistochemical study. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2015; 119:310-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2014.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2014] [Revised: 10/03/2014] [Accepted: 10/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Kurokawa I, Konishi T, Kakuno A, Tsubura A. Keratin and filaggrin expression in dermatitis papillaris capilliti. Int J Dermatol 2014; 53:e392-5. [PMID: 24961741 DOI: 10.1111/ijd.12413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Ichiro Kurokawa
- Departments of Dermatology, Acne Clinical Research Center, Meiwa Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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Yoshimi N, Imai Y, Kakuno A, Tsubura A, Yamanishi K, Kurokawa I. Epithelial keratin and filaggrin expression in seborrheic keratosis: evaluation based on histopathological classification. Int J Dermatol 2013; 53:707-13. [PMID: 23786588 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2012.05828.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Seborrheic keratosis (SK) is classified into six types: hyperkeratotic; acanthotic; irritated; clonal; reticulated; and adenoid. However, the origins of the respective types of SK remain unclear. METHODS To clarify the histogenetic origins of SK, we performed immunohistochemical studies of keratin (K) and filaggrin expression, taking into account the histopathological classifications of SK. RESULTS Hyperkeratotic SK mainly expressed K1, K10, and filaggrin. Acanthotic SK mainly expressed K14 with some K15. Irritated SK mainly expressed K14 and K17 in squamous eddies. Clonal SK, reticulated SK, and adenoid SK mainly expressed K14. The results show that hyperkeratotic SK differentiated towards squamoid terminal keratinization, whereas acanthotic, irritated, clonal, reticulated, and adenoid SK mainly differentiated towards basaloid undifferentiated cells. In addition, acanthotic SK differentiated towards the hair bulge, and irritated SK differentiated towards the follicular infrainfundibulum. CONCLUSIONS Based on the patterns of keratin and filaggrin expression demonstrated by the histopathological types, SK demonstrated diverse differentiation towards epidermal keratinization, basaloid cells, the infrainfundibulum and hair follicle bulges, which suggests that SK is in an undifferentiated and hyperproliferative state with heterogeneous differentiation. The immunohistochemical method of investigating patterns of keratin expression is useful in the differential diagnosis of cutaneous epithelial tumors.
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- Nobuko Yoshimi
- Department of Dermatology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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Tricholemmoma and clear cell squamous cell carcinoma (associated with Bowen's disease): immunohistochemical profile in comparison to normal hair follicles. Am J Dermatopathol 2012; 34:394-9. [PMID: 22452951 DOI: 10.1097/dad.0b013e318233f60a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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There have been only a few reported comparative immunohistochemical studies of normal hair follicles and tricholemmomas. Clear cell squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs), which are derived from Bowen's disease, histopathologically mimic or are difficult to distinguish from tricholemmal carcinoma. The purpose of and methods used in the present study are as follows: (1) evaluation of whether the immunohistochemical profile (cytokeratin (CK)1, CK10, CK17, CD34, and D2-40) in normal hair follicles is retained in tricholemmomas (11 lesions); and (2) a study of the immunohistochemical profile of in situ or superficially invasive clear cell SCCs (associated with Bowen's disease) (10 lesions) to investigate the presence or absence of tricholemmal differentiation markers in these lesions. The present study demonstrated that (1) the immunohistochemical profile of the normal outer root sheath cells was generally retained in tricholemmomas; (2) in contrast to the D2-40 expression in tricholemmomas (only a peripheral pattern, which is similar to that in the normal outer root sheath), the CD34 expression in tricholemmomas represented in a diffuse pattern, a peripheral pattern, and a combined diffuse and peripheral pattern; (3) tricholemmomas are benign neoplasms with outer root sheath (below the isthmus) differentiation, which characteristically show upregulation of CD34 expression with some functionally similar conditions to the terminal hair follicles in the anagen phase; and (4) there is no clear immunohistochemical evidence of tricholemmal differentiation in clear cell SCC (associated with Bowen's disease).
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Kurokawa I, Tsuruta D, Tsubura A, Mizutani H. Keratin and filaggrin expression in comedonal Darier's disease. J Dermatol 2011; 38:1089-1092. [PMID: 22145160 DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2010.01169.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Ichiro Kurokawa
- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Mie
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- Department of Dermatology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Pathology, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Mie
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Kurokawa I, Takahashi K, Moll I, Moll R. Expression of keratins in cutaneous epithelial tumors and related disorders - distribution and clinical significance. Exp Dermatol 2011; 20:217-28. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2009.01006.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Kurokawa I, Nishimura K, Yamanaka KI, Isoda KI, Taniguchi Y, Tsuruta D, Tsubura A, Mizutani H. Immunohistochemical study of cytokeratin expression in nevus sebaceous. Int J Dermatol 2010; 49:402-5. [PMID: 20465694 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2010.04274.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND The histogenesis of nevus sebaceous (NS) is unclear. METHODS To elucidate the histogenesis of NS, cytokeratin (CK) profiles were examined immunohistochemically using 10 anti-keratin antibodies in the three stages of NS. RESULTS In the first stage, stratified differentiated keratins (CK1 and 10) were reduced, and basal keratin (CK14) was increased in the epidermis and primitive follicular structure (PFS). In the second stage, in addition to reduced CK1 and CK10 expressions and increased CK14 expression, CK17 expression was strongly expressed in the sebaceous ducts in proportion to the development of sebaceous gland. In the third stage, CK14, CK17 and CK19 were expressed in secondary tumors. CK16 was not detected throughout all stages of NS. CONCLUSION These results suggest that NS is not hyperproliferative but involves hamartomatous differentiation with undifferentiated keratins.
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- Ichiro Kurokawa
- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Mie, Japan.
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Ramot Y, Gáspár E, Dendorfer A, Langbein L, Paus R. The ‘melanocyte-keratin’ mystery revisited: neither normal human epidermal nor hair follicle melanocytes express keratin 16 or keratin 6in situ. Br J Dermatol 2009; 161:933-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09294.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Kurokawa I, Yamanaka KI, Senba Y, Sugisaki H, Tsubura A, Kimura T, Mizutani H. Pilomatricoma can differentiate not only towards hair matrix and hair cortex, but also follicular infundibulum, outer root sheath and hair bulge. Exp Dermatol 2009; 18:734-7. [PMID: 19469893 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2008.00835.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Senba Y, Kurokawa I, Kitagawa H, Omoto Y, Yamanaka K, Isoda K, Tsubura A, Mizutani H. Folliculosebaceous cystic hamartoma differentiates toward the infundibulum, sebaceous duct and sebaceous cells: immunohistochemical study of keratins and filaggrin. Br J Dermatol 2008; 160:454-6. [PMID: 19077078 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08964.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Squamous cell carcinoma with clear cells: how often is there evidence of tricholemmal differentiation? Am J Dermatopathol 2008; 30:333-9. [PMID: 18645304 DOI: 10.1097/dad.0b013e31816c3fa4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Clear-cell carcinoma of the skin was described by Kuo in 1980 as a cutaneous tumor composed of clear cells that lacked cytoplasmic glycogen or evidence of tricholemmal keratinization. Tricholemmal carcinoma (TC) is conventionally considered to be a neoplasm derived from adnexal keratinocytes with glycogenated clear cells and evidence of outer root sheath or tricholemmal differentiation. The existence of TC has been questioned as it has been argued that without clear immunohistochemical evidence of outer root sheath differentiation, TC cannot be distinguished from clear-cell carcinoma of the skin. Our laboratory has not routinely stained the cases that appear to be carcinomas with clear keratinocytes to determine if glycogen is present and has not made the diagnosis of TC. We sought to test whether the presence of glycogen, light microscopic features said to be typical of TC, or immunohistochemical findings would delineate a group of "true" TC among the cases that we have been recording as squamous cell carcinomas with clear cells (SCC-C). 40 cases of SCC-C were evaluated for 7 histologic and histochemical criteria (a lobular arrangement, peripheral palisading, tricholemmal keratinization, folliculocentricity, evidence of a preexisting tricholemmoma, the presence of intracytoplasmic glycogen, and a thickened basement membrane) said to characterize TC. Selected cases were then stained for immunohistochemical markers (CD34, CK17, and NGFR/p75) that have been used as evidence for tricholemmal differentiation in some studies. Of the 40 cases, 38 (95%) SCC-C showed intracytoplasmic glycogen (periodic Schiff positivity abolished by diastase) and 55% of cases showed foci of tricholemmal keratinization. Overall, the carcinomas showed a spectrum of the above aggregated criteria ranging from 0 to 5. None possessed all the criteria expected in an ideal TC. In addition, the majority of the selected SCC-C in this study were negative (85%) for antigens typically found in the outer root sheath epithelium of the hair follicle. The glycogen-free clear-cell carcinoma described by Kuo seems uncommon in our patient population. Rare cases of SCC-C met the majority of Headington's criteria for TC or showed immunohistochemical evidence of tricholemmal differentiation. Thus, we also conclude that well-differentiated TC is rare and its description in the literature may overstate the case that it is a well-characterized cutaneous neoplasm.
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Kim YH, Lee YK, Choi KW, Lee CY, Kim KH. A Case of Trichilemmal Carcinoma Treated with Mohs Micrographic Surgery. Ann Dermatol 2008; 20:157-61. [PMID: 27303183 DOI: 10.5021/ad.2008.20.3.157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2008] [Accepted: 03/17/2008] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Trichilemmal carcinoma is a cutaneous adnexal tumor originating from the outer root sheath of hair follicle, and it was first described by Headington in 1976. Clinically, it usually occurs as an asymptomatic solitary papule, nodule or mass on the face or scalp. This neoplasm is a malignant counterpart of trichilemmoma, and it has been reported in the literature as trichilemmal carcinoma, tricholemmal carcinoma, malignant trichilemmoma, and tricholemmocarcinoma. Although histologically, trichilemmal carcinoma frequently has maliganant features, it has a relatively benign clinical behavior. We think Mohs micrographic surgery is a useful treatment modality in trichilemmal carcinoma because the final skin defect is smaller than a wide excision. We report a case of primary trichilemmal carcinoma which had developed on the face, treated with Mohs micrographic surgery.
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- Young-Hun Kim
- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea
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Ralf Paus L, Kurzen H, Kurokawa I, Jemec GBE, Emtestam L, Sellheyer K, Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ, Nagy I, Bechara FG, Sartorius K, Lapins J, Krahl D, Altmeyer P, Revuz J, Zouboulis CC. What causes hidradenitis suppurativa? Exp Dermatol 2008. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2008.00712.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Vidal VPI, Ortonne N, Schedl A. SOX9 expression is a general marker of basal cell carcinoma and adnexal-related neoplasms. J Cutan Pathol 2008; 35:373-9. [PMID: 18333897 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2007.00815.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND SOX9 is a transcription factor that fulfills multiple functions during development. In the hair follicle SOX9 is expressed in the outer layer of the epithelial sheath, and the hair stem cell compartment. Recent data suggest that Sox9 acts as a downstream target of the Sonic hedgehog (Shh) pathway. Activation of the Shh pathway is a major cause of cutaneous basal cell carcinoma (BCC). Here we test whether activation of SOX9 is a general feature of BCC, or whether it could be used as a biomarker to better define subtypes of these skin tumors. In addition we investigated SOX9 expression in other skin epidermal tumors. METHODS Tumors sections were stained with hematoxylin & eosin (H&E). SOX9 activation was determined by immunofluorescence. RESULTS SOX9 activation was observed in all subtypes of BCC tested. Staining was heterogeneous and could be detected among the basaloid cells of the palisading cell layer as well as in the tumour nest. SOX9 expression was detected in all adnexal tumors analyzed and absent in Bowen's disease and Merkel tumor. CONCLUSIONS SOX9 expression is a general feature of BCC and adnexal skin neoplasms, suggesting a contribution of SOX9 to the pathogenesis of these tumors.
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Ito Y, Kurokawa I, Nishimura K, Hakamada A, Isoda KI, Yamanaka KI, Tsubura A, Mizutani H. Keratin and filaggrin expression in keratoacanthoma. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2008; 22:353-5. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2007.02440.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Kurokawa I, Nakai Y, Nishimura K, Hakamada A, Isoda KI, Yamanaka KI, Mizutani H, Tsubura A. Cytokeratin and filaggrin expression in nevus comedonicus. J Cutan Pathol 2007; 34:338-41. [PMID: 17381805 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2006.00619.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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To elucidate the pathogenesis of abnormal keratinization in nevus comedonicus, we performed an immunohistochemical study using antikeratin and antifilaggrin (filament-aggregating protein) antibodies. There were no significant differences between nevus comedonicus and normal skin in cytokeratin expression. Although filaggrin was only detected in the granular layer in open comedones, filaggrin was detected in both superficial cells and also intermediate cells in closed comedones, suggesting that filaggrin is involved in the formation of closed comedones. The disorder of terminal differentiation related to filaggrin may play a role in the pathogenesis of abnormal keratinization in nevus comedonicus.
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- Ichiro Kurokawa
- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Mie, Japan.
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Kitagawa H, Mizuno M, Nakamura Y, Kurokawa I, Mizutani H. Cutaneous horn can be a clinical manifestation of underlying sebaceous carcinoma. Br J Dermatol 2007; 156:180-2. [PMID: 17199594 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07572.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Kurokawa I, Nishimura K, Hakamada A, Isoda K, Mizutani H, Murakami T, Tsubura A. Rippled-pattern sebaceoma with an immunohistochemical study of cytokeratins. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2007; 21:133-4. [PMID: 17207197 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.01817.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Kurokawa I, Mizutani H, Kusumoto K, Nishijima S, Tsujita-Kyutoku M, Shikata N, Tsubura A. Cytokeratin, filaggrin, and p63 expression in reepithelialization during human cutaneous wound healing. Wound Repair Regen 2006; 14:38-45. [PMID: 16476070 DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2005.00086.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cytokeratin (CK), filaggrin (filament aggregating protein), and p63 expression and cellular distribution during reepithelialization has not been systemically studied in the healing stage of human cutaneous wounds. We examined these proteins by immunohistochemical methods in 12 cases of skin ulcer, using seven anti-keratin antibodies, anti-filaggrin, and anti-p63 antibody. At the edge of the wound in skin ulcers, CK1 and 10 expression was reduced, while CK14, 16, and 17 expression was raised. Beneath the wound bed, all layers of the epidermal tongue, deriving from sweat ducts, were positive for CK14 and 17. Both cytokeratins were also found in basal and luminal cells of the dermal duct. CK expression by epithelia continuous with hair follicles showed that, CK14, 16, and 17 were present, and CK1 and 10 were absent. Filaggrin expression was elevated in reepithelialized epithelium. Expression of p63 expression was verified in the suprabasal layer in reepithelialized epithelia. CK, filaggrin, and p63 expression in the reepithelialization stage at the wound edge and at epidermal appendages remaining in the wound bed is undifferentiated and hyperproliferative. The presence of CK14 and 17 in the remaining epidermal appendages in the pathological wound may be important in epidermal replacement.
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- Ichiro Kurokawa
- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan.
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Kurokawa I, Mizutani H, Nishijima S, Kato N, Yasui K, Tsubura A. Trichoadenoma: cytokeratin expression suggesting differentiation towards the follicular infundibulum and follicular bulge regions. Br J Dermatol 2006; 153:1084-6. [PMID: 16225641 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06929.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Kurokawa I, Mizutani H, Kusumoto K, Nishijima S, Tsujita-Kyutoku M, Shikata N, Tsubura A. Cytokeratin, filaggrin, and p63 expression in reepithelialization during human cutaneous wound healing. Wound Repair Regen 2006. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-475x.2005.00086.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Eedy DJ, English JSC. Updates from the British Association of Dermatologists 83rd Annual Meeting, 1-4 July 2003, Brighton, U.K. Br J Dermatol 2004; 150:11-32. [PMID: 14746613 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.05774.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- D J Eedy
- Craigavon Area Hospital Group Trust, 68 Lurgan Road, Portadown BT63 5QQ, U.K.
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