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AA 393

Female 42 years

?Grannuloma annulare.

Specimen: Skin - left upper back.

Macroscopic description:
Punch biopsy of skin 4mm diameter and 6mm in depth.

Immunohistochemistry:
Zn, FPAS - negative.





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AA 394

Female 74 years

?SCC left forearm, excision 5mm margins.

Specimen: Skin excision - left forearm.

Macroscopic description:
skin ellipse 18x15x7mm with grey nodule, 10x10x15mm.





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AA 395

Male 49 years

Itchy rash, elbows, knees, history of coeliac disease.

Specimen: 4mm punch biopsy right elbow.

Macroscopic description:
4mm punch biopsy.

Immunohistochemistry:
Direct IMF granular IgA in papillary dermis.





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AA 396

Male 72 years

Large, raised 15x20mm pink nodule, a melanocytic increased size 10 years ?BCC ?Merkel ?other.

Specimen: skin, excision biopsy left pre-auricular.

Macroscopic description:
Ellipse of skin 34x15x4mm with cream nodule 17x14x10mm.





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AA 397

Female 44 years

Well demarcated area of erythema localised swelling peau d'orange appearance.

Specimen: Incisional biopsy - right lower leg.

Macroscopic description:
skin ellipse 15x5x4mm, bisected longitudinally.





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AA 398

Male 67 years

3 month history of very itchy, violaceous papular eruption around scar from previous spinal surgery ?Koebnerisation around scar ?lichen planus ?lichenoid drug reaction.

Specimen: 4mm punch biopsy skin rash mid lower back.

Macroscopic description:
4mm diameter keratotic skin punch biopsy, 6mm deep bisected.





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AA 399

Female 33 years

Cyst below left elbow for 6 months. Appeared suddenly and not changed since.

Specimen: soft tissue left elbow.

Macroscopic description:
A firm pale lesion 20x18x8mm. The cut surface is solid and pale white with focal yellowish areas at the periphery.





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AA 400

Male 74 years

Painful swelling lower abdomen for years, palpable subcutaneous welling. USS ?Nerve sheath tumour, clinically ?angiolipoma.

Specimen: skin lower abdomen.

Macroscopic description:
A firm, nodular structure with adherent fat measuring 15x8x5mm. The specimen is bisected to reveal a grey-node-like appearance.





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AA 401

Male 77 years

Previous renal tumour. Large soft tissue mass left chest wall and lesions anterior neck and parietal scalp. Cutaneous metastases.

Specimen: Excision of lesion right parietal scalp.

Macroscopic description:
An ellipse of skin measuring 40x25x5mm with a central blue nodule 20x19x4mm.

Immunohistochemistry:
CD10, EMA, Vimentin, CAM5.2, AE1/3 and renal carcinoma antibody positive. CEA, S100, HMB45, MelanA, CK7, CK20, BerEp4, Actin and Desmin - negative.





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AA 402

Male 69 years

Patient with an atypical lesion on his back.

Specimen: skin excision - back.

Macroscopic description:
Grey nodular lesion 16x14mm which is 2mm from nearest margin.





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