Superficial anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-rearranged myxoid spindle cell neoplasms are a recently identified subtype of cutaneous soft tissue tumors, distinct for their co-expression of CD34 and S100 and characterized by ALK gene rearrangements. Although 72 cases have been reported primarily as isolated case reports, this tumor subtype has yet to be included in the WHO classification of soft tissue tumors, underscoring the need for further study. In this study, we diagnosed two additional cases, both arising in the dermis and subcutaneous tissue.
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