The skin is, contrary to the ubiquitous simplistic concept, a remarkably heterogeneous organ. The nodular lesions (hamartomatous, reactive, and neoplastic) that occur in the skin are more numerous than those produced by any other organ. For example, the eccrine sweat…
Introduction to Dermatopathology The entities described in this section are a select group taken from the large number of diseases that affect the skin. They have been chosen to encompass the types of non-neoplastic material generally seen in surgical pathology…
Fibrous, Myofibroblastic, and Fibrohistiocytic Tumors Benign Tumors and Tumor-Like Reactions Dermal Scar and Keloid Clinical Findings The most frequently encountered soft tissue lesion is the dermal scar. It is commonly seen in a postsurgical setting (e.g., re-excision of a tumor)…