title: Acral soft tissue tumors: a review.
abstract: Acral soft tissue tumors may present significant diagnostic challenges both for the pathologist and the clinician. This review discusses the most common benign and malignant entities that characteristically present in an acral location. Clinical, histologic, and immunohistochemical features are discussed along with prognosis and differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomic Pathology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Dipti
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mahajan
authors.forename: Steven D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Billings
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Goldblum
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D005121:Extremities / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor