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. 2013 Oct;4(4):353-4.
doi: 10.4103/2229-5178.120684.

Dermpath quiz

Viktoryia Kazlouskaya  1 , Elen Blochin  1 , Karan Lal  2 , Paul M Parker  3 , Dirk M Elston  1
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Dermpath quiz

Viktoryia Kazlouskaya et al. Indian Dermatol Online J. 2013 Oct.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Well-circumscribed yellowish tumor approximately 10 cm in diameter
Figure 2
Figure 2
Neoplasm composed of adipose tissue divided by collagenous septae (H and E, ×40)
Figure 3
Figure 3
Moderate atypia of nuclei of adipocytes (H and E, ×400)
Figure 4
Figure 4
The septae themselves contained numerous atypical hyperchromatic cells, some of which were multinucleated. No hypercellular areas or mitotic figures were noted
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