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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ammu Susheela, M.D. [2]

Overview

Epithelioid sarcoma was first discovered by Dr. J. Laskowski, a Polish physician, in 1961 following the description of a clinical entity called sarcoma aponeuroticum due to the involvement of aponeurosis. Enzinger coined the term epithelioid sarcoma in 1970.

Discovery

  • Epithelioid sarcoma was first discovered by Dr. J. Laskowski, a Polish physician, in 1961 following the description of a clinical entity called sarcoma aponeuroticum due to the involvement of aponeurosis.
  • In 1968, Bliss and Reed reported 4 cases of epithelioid sarcoma originating from hands and fingers sheath.
  • Epithelioid sarcoma was recognized as a clinical entity only after 62 cases were reported by Enzinger in 1970. Enzinger also coined the term epithelioid sarcoma to a group of soft tissue tumors which were confused benign and malignant conditions.[1]
  • In 1997, "proximal-type" of epithelioid sarcoma was described.[2]

Famous Cases

  • Most significant contributions about epithelioid sarcoma were reported by Santiago et al in 1972, Soul and Enriquez in 1972, Bryan in 1974, and Prat et al in 1978.

References

  1. Sobanko JF, Meijer L, Nigra TP (2009). [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi? dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=20729965 "Epithelioid sarcoma: a review and update"] Check |url= value (help). J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2 (5): 49–54. PMC 2924131. PMID 20729965. line feed character in |url= at position 54 (help)
  2. Epithelioid sarcoma. Sarcomahelp (2016). http://sarcomahelp.org/epithelioid-sarcoma.html Accessed on February 8, 2016


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