Primary Cutaneous Desmoplastic Melanoma With Collagen Rosettes and Pseudoglandular Features.

The American Journal of Dermatopathology
Michele DonatiDmitry V Kazakov

Abstract

Primary cutaneous desmoplastic melanoma (DM) is a group of rare melanocytic tumors arising on severely sun-damaged skin, histologically characterized by the proliferation of spindled melanocytes in a prominent desmoplastic stroma, with a range of morphological presentations. In this article, we report a unique case of primary cutaneous DM composed of a nodular proliferation of highly pleomorphic spindled and epithelioid cells, pseudoglandular structures, clear cell change, and unusual collagen rosettes. Immunohistochemical analysis showed a strong and diffuse positivity for S-100 protein, SOX-10, nestin, p75 (nerve growth factor receptor), WT1, and p53. Molecular analysis detected a mutation in the NF1 gene [c.4084C > T, p.(Arg1362Ter)], 2 different pathogenic mutations in TP53 [c.742C > T, p.(Arg248Trp), AF:12%, COSM1640831 and c.528C > G, p.(Cys176Trp), AF:12%, COSM11114], and a mutation in GNAS [c.601C > T, p.(Arg201Cys), AF: 9%, COSM123397]. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case reporting collagen rosettes and pseudoglandular features in primary cutaneous DM.

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