Tumores raros de difícil diagnóstico inicial

Abstract

Resumen:
Se presentan cinco tumores poco frecuentes, cuyo diagnóstico clínico inicial resultó dificultoso. Se plantearon en cada caso diversos diagnósticos diferenciales, siendo necesaria la utilización de numerosos exámenes complementarios. Se trata de cinco pacientes estudiados en un período de seis meses en nuestro Servicio, con diagnósticos de angiosarcoma de piel y te
jidos blandos, tumor neuroectodérmico primitivo periférico, linfoma plasmoblástico de la cavidad oral, melanoma polipoide amelanótico y desmoplásico y melanoma nodular de vulva

(Dermatol Argent 2009;15(4):272-277).

Palabras clave:
angiosarcoma, tumor neuroectodérmico primitivo, linfoma plasmoblástico, melanoma desmoplásico, melanoma de vulva.

Title: Rare tumors with dificult initial diagnosis

Abstract:
We present five rare tumors with difficult initial diagnosis. In each case, several differential diagnoses were proposed and many complementary exams were performed. These patients were studied at our hospital in a  period of six months, with final diagnoses of skin and soft tissue angiosarcoma, peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor, plasmablastic lym-
phoma, amelanotic and desmoplastic polipoid melanoma, and nodular vulvar melanoma

(Dermatol Argent 2009;15(4):272-277).

Key words:
angiosarcoma, peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor,
plasmablastic lymphoma, desmoplastic melanoma, vulvar melanoma..