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National Musculoskeletal Pathology (NMSP) EQA Scheme Circulation A25






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Circulation A25 - B81

Female 16 years

Right medial knee mass concerning for sarcoma.



Macroscopic description:
IHC staining details: CD99 and FLI1 positive EWSR1 rearrangement detected by FISH.


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Circulation A25 - B82

Female 73 years

Left distal femur pathological fracture, ?Mets. History of renal cancer.



Macroscopic description:
See Macro photo. IHC staining details: None.


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Circulation A25 - B83

Female 59 years

C2/C3, left neck slow growing lesion. En block Excision.



Macroscopic description:
IHC staining details: MDM2 amplification detected by FISH.


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Circulation A25 - B84

Male 71 years

Partial sacrectomy, S2-S3, ?Sarcoma.



Macroscopic description:
See macro photo. IHC staining details: EGFR amplification detected by FISH on biopsy.


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Circulation A25 - B85

Female 69 years

Isolated bone lesion right distal femur.



Macroscopic description:
See macro photo. IHC details: Diffuse SMA and patchy desmin positivity. Negative for AE 1/3, CD34, ER, PR, S100, SATB2.


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Circulation A25 - B86

Male 48 years

History of giant cell tumour of bone, left proximal femur with recurrence. Now lung nodules. VATS diagnostic wedge resection of left lower lobe.



Macroscopic description:
IHC staining details: H3F3G34W positive.


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Circulation A25 - B87

Male 16 years

Left proximal fibula mass, resection post chemotherapy.



Macroscopic description:
See macro photo. IHC staining details:


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Circulation A25 - B88

Male 56 years

Osteomalacia, multiple insufficiency fractures. Intraoperative sample of T6 tumour.



Macroscopic description:
Irregular piece of bone, 5 x 5 x 4 cm with attached soft tissue. IHC staining details: CD 56 positive. Negative for CD-31, CD-34, EMA, HMB-45, SOX10, desmin, SMA, CD99, CK. Ki67 very low.


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Circulation A25 - B89

Female 13 years

Locally aggressive lesion, left talus. ?GCT of bone, ?Solid ABC.



Macroscopic description:
Fragments of bony tissue, 20 x 16 x 5 mm in aggregate. IHC staining details: Positive for K36M, negative for G34W.


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Circulation A25 - B90

Female 21 years

Lytic lesion left iliac blade measuring 46 x 17 mm on MRI, causing bone destruction and posterior cortical breakthrough. Bony curettings.



Macroscopic description:
Multiple soft tissue and bony fragments. 70 x 50 x 10 mm in aggregate. IHC staining details: None.


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Circulation A25 - ST81

Female 22 years

Left paraspinal soft tissue tumour.



Macroscopic description:
Muscle, 45 x 22 x 15 mm with white tumour, 19 x 15 x 11 mm. IHC details: S100 positive with weak staining for CD68 Negative for Melan-A, AE 1/3, B-catenin.


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Circulation A25 - ST82

Female 24 years

Left upper arm subcutaneous tumour.



Macroscopic description:
IHC details: None.


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Circulation A25 - ST83

Female 53 years

15 mm subcutaneous lesion, inferior to right patella ?Sarcoma.



Macroscopic description:
3 cores, 14, 12 and 10 mm long. IHC details: None.


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Circulation A25 - ST84

Female 36 years

Painful tumour right middle finger.



Macroscopic description:
Encapsulated nodule 4 mm in maximum dimension. IHC details: None.


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Circulation A25 - ST85

Female 66 years

Large vascular mass foot, starting to ulcerate. Looks malignant. Patient has NF1.



Macroscopic description:
4 cores of cream tissue, 13, 12, 10 and 5 mm plus fragments. IHC details: Negative for AE 1/3, CD34, desmin, SMA, ERG, S100, SOX10,and STAT6, with loss of expression of H3K27me3.


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Circulation A25 - ST86

Female 66 years

Several months history of palpable mass within subcutaneous fat, right medial thigh. Pigmented anteriorly like melanoma met/ MM in lymph node? No history of previous skin lesions or other masses.? Sarcoma ? PNST.



Macroscopic description:
Well-defined piece of tissue 12 mm in maximum dimension. IHC details: Diffusely and uniformly positive for p63. Negative for AE 1/3, EMA, S-100, CD34, SMA, and desmin. EWSR1::NR4A3 fusion detected.


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Circulation A25 - ST87

Male 60 years

Irregular haemorrhagic nodule for 3 months, right thigh, excision. ? Pyogenic granuloma ?Amelanotic melanoma.



Macroscopic description:
Ellipse of skin with a central, well defined, pale white and grey, firm lesion 15 x 8 x 4 mm. IHC details: HHV 8 positive.


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Circulation A25 - ST88

Female 34 years

1 year history of mass left shoulder. Changed in the last 3 months. WLE.



Macroscopic description:
Skin ellipse with a pale subcutaneous nodule, 15 x 9 x 17 mm. IHC details: Positive for CD34. Negative for STAT 6 and S100.


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Circulation A25 - ST89

Female 20 years

Subcutaneous cyst, right leg (below knee)-filled with clear fluid.



Macroscopic description:
IHC details: Lining positive for AE 1/3, BCL-2, ER, PR, WT 1, and PAX8.


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Circulation A25 - ST90

Male 60 years

Unexpected tumour discovered during exploration for what was believed to be an incarcerated left inguinoscrotal hernia.



Macroscopic description:
IHC details: None.


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