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Dome-shaped metastatic lesion on the scalp from a uterine smooth muscle tumor of uncertain malignant potential (STUMP) Volume 26, issue 2, March-April 2016

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Department of Dermatology,
University of Occupational and Environmental Health,
1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku,
Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan

Smooth muscle tumor of uncertain malignant potential (STUMP) is a tumor that cannot be histologically diagnosed as unequivocally benign or malignant [1]. Uterine STUMP is histologically characterized by the existence of standard smooth muscle differentiation, low mitotic index and diffuse atypia. We describe a case of cutaneous skull metastasis from uterine STUMP. To our knowledge, this is the first case report in English of cutaneous metastasis of STUMP.A 68-year-old woman was referred to our department [...]