by Christine J. Ko
Dermatopathology Diagnosis by First Impression is to focus on a selection of commonly tested entities, showing low to high power views. Major differences among diagnoses that are sometimes confused are emphasized on “Key Differences” pages.
Dermatopathology Diagnosis by First Impression will also be helpful to the dermatopathology novice as it introduces a simple and effective way to approach a slide .
Contents
1. Shape on Low Power
- Polypoid
- Square/rectangular
- Regular acanthosis
- Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia above abscesses
- Proliferation downward from epidermis
- Central pore
- Palisading reactions
- Space with a lining
- Cords and tubules
- Papillated dermal tumor
- Circular dermal islands
- (Suggestion of) vessels
2. Top–Down
- Hyperkeratosis
- Parakeratosis
- Upper epidermal changes
- Acantholysis
- Eosinophilic spongiosis
- Subepidermal space/cleft
- Perivascular infiltrate
- Band-like upper dermal infiltrate
- Interface reaction
- Dermal material
- Change in fat
3. Cell Type
- Clear
- Melanocytic
- Spindle
- Giant
4. Color Blue
- Blue tumor
- Blue infiltrate
- Mucin and glands or ducts
- Mucin
5. Color Pink
- Pink material
- Pink dermis
- Epidermal necrosis
6. Appendix by Pattern
7. Index by Histological Category
Index
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