dermatofibrosarcoma/ulex europaeus

Recent studies of mesenchymal cells of the dermis using antibodies to factor XIIIa (FXIIIa) and CD34 have demonstrated immunophenotypic heterogeneity amongst the normal resident spindle/dendritic cells of the dermis. These immunohistochemical markers also have been reported to be useful in the

Giant cell fibroblastoma is an uncommon, benign tumour of soft tissue which was first described in 1982. Thirty-five cases have been previously published. Six new cases are reported herein, which have also been examined immunohistochemically for the expression of vimentin, desmin, myoglobin, S-100

The histogenesis of histiocytoma (dermatofibroma) was investigated using new antibodies that demonstrate factor XIIIa (FXIIIa) positive cells and the monocyte macrophage cell series (MAC 387), in formalin fixed tissue. The distribution of S100 protein, vimentin and Ulex europaeus agglutinin I

CD31 has recently been reported as a specific marker of endothelial differentiation among non-hematopoietic human neoplasms. In order to address this contention in particular regard to tumors of the skin and subcutis, the authors undertook a comparative study that surveyed 145 mesenchymal lesions.