Atypical fibroxanthoma. A study with antibody to S-100 protein
- 1 June 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Dermatology
- Vol. 121 (6) , 753-755
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.121.6.753
Abstract
Fourteen biopsy specimens from 10 patients with atypical fibroxanthoma were studied with the peroxidase-antiperoxidase method for binding of S-100 antibody. Six specimens from 4 patients were minimally positive. The S-100-positive cells were observed in greatest concentrations at the periphery of the lesions and were associated with perivascular inflammatory cells. By this method, there does not appear to be a Langerhans'' cell type of atypical fibroxanthoma. The S-100 antibody can help differentiate desmoplastic juvenile melanoma and malignant melanoma from atypical fibroxanthoma.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: