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EQA

National Skin EQA circulation AL







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AL 1

Female 53 years

Skin coloured papule left nostril. ? Hidrocystoma. ? Intradermal naevus. ? Basal cell carcinoma.

Specimen: Shave excision left nostril.

Macroscopic description: A piece of cream tissue measuring 4 x 3.5 x 2 mm. Bisected and all embedded. Immunohistochemistry: None performed.


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AL 2

Male 52 years

Multiple lichenified plaques on the trunk and limbs.

Specimen: Incisional biopsy.

Macroscopic description: Ellipse of skin: 15 x 5 x 4mm. Darkly pigmented and roughened. Immunohistochemistry: PAS (+), Congo red (weakly +), Sirius red (-), Thioflavin T (strong immunofluorescence), AE1/AE3 (weakly +).


H&E 605043


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AL 3

Female 82 years

Right buttock excision of lesion, ? MM.

Specimen: Right buttock.

Macroscopic description: Ellipse of pale tan skin measuring 25mm x 17mm with underlying fibrofatty tissue to a depth of 16mm. The skin surface bears a well-defined raised firm tan and white lesion which measures 15mm x 11mm x 5mm and is 2mm from the nearest peripheral margin. The excision margin is inked blue and the specimen is serially sliced through the lesion. Slicing reveals that the lesion has a firm pale tan cut surface and extends to up to 9mm deep. All lesion taken. A1-A3 - 1:1. +GS. HJ/JN. Immunohistochemistry: N/A.


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AL 4

Female 53 years

Several month history of erythematous patches ?LP ?BCC.

Specimen: Punch biopsy right upper arm.

Macroscopic description: 4mm. punch biopsy. Immunohistochemistry: None.


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AL 5

Male 47 years

New onset of generalised eruption with numerous small papules with a collarette of scale on the trunk and proximal extremities.

Specimen: Skin, punch biopsy.

Macroscopic description: 2mm punch biopsy. Immunohistochemistry: None.


H&E 605046


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AL 6

Male 47 years

Says can feel a lump again at the site of recent surgery. Feels tender at times. Catches when shaves his scalp. Examination scalp/nape of neck posteriorly left side small lump underneath scar. Non tender excised. ? Small epidermoid cyst or only fibrosis.

Specimen: Skin from scalp/nape of neck, excision.

Macroscopic description: Irregular piece of skin 15 x 10mm with underlying tissue up to 8mm. On slicing no obvious cyst seen. Serially sliced. Immunohistochemistry: n/a.


H&E 605047


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AL 7

Male 53 years

Pigmented nodular lesion on lower outer helix of left ear.

Specimen: Excision biopsy - lower outer helix of left ear.

Macroscopic description: Elliptical piece of skin with subcutaneous tissue measuring 21x10x3 mm. Skin surface shows an elevated variably pigmented lesion with irregular borders measuring 6x5 mm. Immunohistochemistry: not performed.


H&E 605048


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AL 8

Male 48 years

Left foot papilloma.

Specimen: Skin biopsy left foot (immuno's sent).

Macroscopic description: Skin ellipse. A 10 mm papillomatous lesion arises from the skin surface. Transverse sections taken through the lesion. Immunohistochemistry: SOX 10, S100,GFAP, MNF116 immuno's scanned and available. CD34 Negative.


AL 9

Female 36 years

A 4mm darkly pigmented lesion right upper arm. Starburst appearance on dermoscopy. ?Spitz naevus, rule out melanoma.

Specimen: Skin excision.

Macroscopic description: A skin ellipse 15x7x5mm with a central pigmented macule measuring 3x3mm. Immunohistochemistry: None.


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AL 10

Female 76 years

?sebaceous adenoma ?tumour with sebaceous differentiation?epidermoid cyst.

Specimen: Skin excision from the forehead (immuno sent).

Macroscopic description: Skin ellipse 13 x 12 x 3mm deep. There is a yellow nodule measuring 7 x 6mm which is 2mm from the nearest resection margin. Immunohistochemistry: ki67.


AL 11 - Melanoma Slide Club

Male 28 years

Left thigh - PRAME negtive, AGK-BRAF fusion, TERT promoter negative, copy number failed.


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AL 12 - Melanoma Slide Club

Female 63 years

Right posterior thigh - PRAME negative, NGS - Tert promoter variant detected, No evidence of BRAF or NRAS variant, Fusion panel - AKAP9::BRAF fusion was detected SNP Array: GAIN: 7, 15q11.2q25.3, 17q11.2q24.3, 20q12q13.33 LOSS: 1p36.33p11.2, 2p25.3p11.2, 4q33q35.1, 9, 12q24.13q24.33


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AL 13 - Melanoma Slide Club

Female 34 years

Right upper back - PRAME negative - MAD1L1::BRAF fusion was detected, No evidence of BRAF or NRAS or TERT promoter variant.


H&E 596152


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AL 14 - Melanoma Slide Club

Male 13 years

Lesion back - PRAME negative , RNA Fusion Panel - failed, NGS BRAF V600 E mutation identified. TERT promoter analysis negative, Methylation Epic Array - segmental amplification 7q.


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AL 15 - Melanoma Slide Club

Female 53 years

Right thigh excision and RUL hilar node core biopsy - ANAPC13::BRAF fusion was detected, NGS - No driver variants have been detected in BRAF, NRAS or KIT. TERT promoter analysis negative.


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AL 16 - Melanoma Slide Club

Male 25 years

Left buttock. PRAME negative, RNA fusion panel - GTF2I::BRAF fusion was detected. No oncogenic variants were detected in BRAF, NRAS or KIT.


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AL 17 - Melanoma Slide Club

Female 63 years

Left posterior lower back. PRAME negative, RNA fusion panel: BRAF::AGK fusion is detected. NGS M7.1 panel: No driver variants detected. Copy number variation summary: AMPLIFICATION: None. GAIN: None. LOSS: 5p, 9p (monoallelic CDKN2A/B).


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AL 18 - Melanoma Slide Club

Male 12 years

Left wrist, Right abdomen, PRAME negative, RNA fusion panel: BRAF::AGK fusion is detected. NGS M119.5 panel: No driver variants detected. No TERT promoter variant. Copy number changes - Segmental 7 q gain.


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AL 19 - Melanoma Slide Club

Female 71 years

Right abdomen. PRAME negative, RNA fusion panel - AKAP9::BRAF fusion was detected. No oncogenic variants were detected in BRAF, NRAS or KIT. Copy number variation summary: AMPLIFICATION: None GAIN: segmental 7p, segmental 7q, segmental 20q LOSS: segmental 7q, 20p, segmental 20q, please note there were several separate regions of copy number gain on 7q and 20q, and part of the 7q gain was close to the threshold used to call as amplification.


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AL 20 - Melanoma Slide Club

Female 31 years

Scalp. PRAME negative, RNA fusion panel - ST13::BRAF fusion was detected. No oncogenic variants were detected in BRAF, NRAS or KIT. Copy number variation summary: AMPLIFICATION: None GAIN: None LOSS: segmental 1p, segmental 2 p segmental 2q, 6q, 9, segmental 11q, 13.


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