Table 3.

Immunochemistry and histologic findings

PatientsN = 50
Peripheral limitation, n (%)  
Well circumscribed 33 (87) 
Irregular 2 (5) 
Invasive 3 (8) 
N/A 12 
Pushing borders, yes/no, n (%) 33/8 (80/20) 
N/A 
Epidermotropism, n (%)  
Absent 37 (79) 
Present, occasional 9 (19) 
Present, frequent 1 (2) 
N/A 
Deepness of infiltration, n (%)  
Only upper- and mid-dermis 1 (2) 
Deep dermis 27 (68) 
Hypodermis 12 (30) 
N/A 10 
Foamy histiocytes, n (%)  
Absent 16 (32) 
<50% of histiocytes 27 (54) 
>50% of histiocytes 7 (14) 
Touton giant cells/non-Touton giant cells, n (%)  
Absent 24/13 (48/26) 
Few 16/14 (32/28) 
Numerous 10/23 (20/46) 
Emperipolesis in multinucleated cells/nonmultinucleated cells, n (%)  
Absent 27/35 (54/70) 
Few 12/10 (24/20) 
Moderate 6/4 (12/8) 
Numerous 5/1 (10/2) 
Nucleus size, n (%)  
<2× lymphocyte’s size 8 (16) 
2-3× lymphocyte’s size 37 (74) 
>3× lymphocyte’s size 5 (10) 
Chromatin, hypochromatism/hyperchromatism, n (%) 49/1 (98/2) 
Folded/indented nuclei, n (%)  
Absent 5 (10) 
Rare 37 (74) 
Frequent 8 (16) 
Anisocaryosis, n (%)  
Absent 4 (8) 
Rare 40 (80) 
Frequent 6 (12) 
Nucleoli, n (%)  
Conspicuous at 40× magnification 42 (84) 
Conspicuous at 10× magnification 7 (14) 
Conspicuous at 2.5× magnification 1 (2) 
Cytoplasm eosinophilic/basophilic, n (%) 50/0 (100/0) 
Cytoplasmic abundance, n (%)  
Scant cytoplasm 9 (18) 
Moderate abundance 35 (70) 
Abundant cytoplasm 6 (12) 
Granular cytoplasm, n (%) 0 (0) 
Stroma, n (%)  
Neutrophils 4 (8) 
Eosinophils 22 (44) 
Lymphocytes 46 (92) 
Plasma cells 1 (2) 
Siderophages, n (%) 2 (4) 
Early-like lesions, yes/no, n (%) 10/39 (20/80) 
Pan-TRK immunochemistry, n (%)  
4+ 15 (30) 
3+ 14 (28) 
2+ 12 (24) 
1+ 7 (14) 
Positive but intensity N/A 2 (4) 
PatientsN = 50
Peripheral limitation, n (%)  
Well circumscribed 33 (87) 
Irregular 2 (5) 
Invasive 3 (8) 
N/A 12 
Pushing borders, yes/no, n (%) 33/8 (80/20) 
N/A 
Epidermotropism, n (%)  
Absent 37 (79) 
Present, occasional 9 (19) 
Present, frequent 1 (2) 
N/A 
Deepness of infiltration, n (%)  
Only upper- and mid-dermis 1 (2) 
Deep dermis 27 (68) 
Hypodermis 12 (30) 
N/A 10 
Foamy histiocytes, n (%)  
Absent 16 (32) 
<50% of histiocytes 27 (54) 
>50% of histiocytes 7 (14) 
Touton giant cells/non-Touton giant cells, n (%)  
Absent 24/13 (48/26) 
Few 16/14 (32/28) 
Numerous 10/23 (20/46) 
Emperipolesis in multinucleated cells/nonmultinucleated cells, n (%)  
Absent 27/35 (54/70) 
Few 12/10 (24/20) 
Moderate 6/4 (12/8) 
Numerous 5/1 (10/2) 
Nucleus size, n (%)  
<2× lymphocyte’s size 8 (16) 
2-3× lymphocyte’s size 37 (74) 
>3× lymphocyte’s size 5 (10) 
Chromatin, hypochromatism/hyperchromatism, n (%) 49/1 (98/2) 
Folded/indented nuclei, n (%)  
Absent 5 (10) 
Rare 37 (74) 
Frequent 8 (16) 
Anisocaryosis, n (%)  
Absent 4 (8) 
Rare 40 (80) 
Frequent 6 (12) 
Nucleoli, n (%)  
Conspicuous at 40× magnification 42 (84) 
Conspicuous at 10× magnification 7 (14) 
Conspicuous at 2.5× magnification 1 (2) 
Cytoplasm eosinophilic/basophilic, n (%) 50/0 (100/0) 
Cytoplasmic abundance, n (%)  
Scant cytoplasm 9 (18) 
Moderate abundance 35 (70) 
Abundant cytoplasm 6 (12) 
Granular cytoplasm, n (%) 0 (0) 
Stroma, n (%)  
Neutrophils 4 (8) 
Eosinophils 22 (44) 
Lymphocytes 46 (92) 
Plasma cells 1 (2) 
Siderophages, n (%) 2 (4) 
Early-like lesions, yes/no, n (%) 10/39 (20/80) 
Pan-TRK immunochemistry, n (%)  
4+ 15 (30) 
3+ 14 (28) 
2+ 12 (24) 
1+ 7 (14) 
Positive but intensity N/A 2 (4) 

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