Background: The most commonly isolated organisms in a parapneumonic effusion include S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, and S.
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September 2020
We report a case of a 4-year-old Brazilian boy, who presented with an erythematous and painful nodule involving the skin of his left arm. Immunohistochemistry was performed for S100, SOX10, CD34, desmin, SMA, HMB-45, CD1a, and CD163, and fluorescence in situ hybridization for EWSR1 gene rearrangement using a break-apart probe was completed. Immunohistochemistry showed bland spindle cells with "floret-like" appearance simulating a giant cell fibroblastoma; tumor cells were positive for S100 and SOX10; neoplastic cells were negative for CD34, desmin, SMA, HMB-45, CD1a, and CD163; and fluorescence in situ hybridization showed an EWSR1 gene rearrangement.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe following fictional case is intended as a learning tool within the Pathology Competencies for Medical Education (PCME), a set of national standards for teaching pathology. These are divided into three basic competencies: Disease Mechanisms and Processes, Organ System Pathology, and Diagnostic Medicine and Therapeutic Pathology. For additional information, and a full list of learning objectives for all three competencies, see http://journals.
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