First Japanese case of atypical Spitz tumor exhibiting ROS1 rearrangement

J Dermatol. 2018 Sep;45(9):e248-e249. doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.14293. Epub 2018 Mar 25.

Authors

Yasuhiro Mitsui¹, Kohei Ogawa¹, Maiko Takeda², Takashi Nakanishi³, Hiroaki Azukizawa¹, Hideo Asada¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Nara Medical University School of Medicine, Kashihara, Japan.
² Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan.
³ Division of Plastic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan.

PMID: 29575123
DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.14293

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Ear
Gene Rearrangement*
Humans
Japan
Male
Nevus, Epithelioid and Spindle Cell / diagnosis
Nevus, Epithelioid and Spindle Cell / genetics*
Nevus, Epithelioid and Spindle Cell / pathology
Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / genetics*
Proto-Oncogene Proteins / genetics*
Skin / pathology
Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis
Skin Neoplasms / genetics*
Skin Neoplasms / pathology

Substances

Proto-Oncogene Proteins
Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
ROS1 protein, human