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. 2021 Nov-Dec;66(6):692-693.
doi: 10.4103/ijd.ijd_101_21.

Superficial Penile Leiomyosarcoma Mimicking a Benign Tumor

Mizuta Haruki  1   2 , Ogata Dai  1 , Minagawa Daisuke  3 , Takahashi Akira  1 , Namikawa Kenjiro  1 , Nakano Eiji  4 , Yamazaki Naoya  1
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Superficial Penile Leiomyosarcoma Mimicking a Benign Tumor

Mizuta Haruki et al. Indian J Dermatol. 2021 Nov-Dec.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Clinical findings: a 1.7 × 1.1 cm2 subcutaneous mass on the dorsal surface of the right side of the penis
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Ultrasonographic findings: hyperechoic, well-defined oval mass (b) Ultrasonographic findings in color Doppler mode: multidirectional dendritic blood-flow signals entering tumor
Figure 3
Figure 3
(a) Hematoxylin-eosin staining (×100): well-defined subcutaneous tumor composed of spindle-shaped cells with many blood vessels. (b) Hematoxylin-eosin staining (×200): proliferative spindle-shaped tumor cells in interlacing fascicles (c) Immunohistochemical staining (×400): tumor cells positive for α-smooth muscle actin. (d) Immunohistochemical staining (×400): tumor cells positive for androgen receptors
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