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. 2014 Dec;48(6):438-41.
doi: 10.4132/KoreanJPathol.2014.48.6.438. Epub 2014 Dec 31.

Digital papillary carcinoma

Sharon Lim  1 , Inju Cho  1 , Mi Ja Lee  1
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Digital papillary carcinoma

Sharon Lim et al. Korean J Pathol. 2014 Dec.
No abstract available

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No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.

Figures

Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
A 1.8×1.5 cm-sized round protruding mass is presented at the lateral side of the right third finger.
Fig. 2.
Fig. 2.
(A) The lesion shows a multilobular tumor with solid and papillary or micropapillary projections into the cystic area. Solid portion of tumor consists of glandular structure and papillary pattern (B) with eosinophilic secretory materials (C) and shows mild atypia with frequent mitosis (D).
Fig. 3.
Fig. 3.
The basal cells of the tumor react positively for p63 (A), whereas luminal cells react for CEA (B). The tumor cells stain diffusely for p53 (C) and Ki-67 (D).
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