Cutaneous Soft Tissue Neoplasms

Course Overview

Objectives:

1. Recognize common soft tissue tumors that may present as superficial cutaneous masses
2. Be familiar with the prognosis and management of cutaneous soft tissue tumors
3. Understand the utility of ancillary testing, when necessary, to help with pathologic diagnosis of cutaneous soft tissue neoplasms

Needs:

1. New advances in pathologic analysis
2. New methods of diagnosis or treatment
3. Advances in medical knowledge

References:

Dermawan JK, Ko JS, Billings SD. Update on cutaneous soft tissue tumors. Surg Pathol Clin. 2021;14:195-207.

Brenn T. Soft tissue special issue: cutaneous pleomorphic spindle cell tumors. Head and Neck Pathol. 2020;14:109-120.

Carter CS, Patel RM. Cutaneous soft tissue tumors: diagnostically disorienting epithelioid tumors that are not epithelial, and other perplexing mesenchymal lesions. Mod Pathol. 2020;33:66-82.

Core Competencies: 2,3,6,7