Thomas Mentzel

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Affiliation: Dermatopathologische Gemeinschaftspraxis
Country: Germany

Publications

  1. ncbi Malignant dermatofibroma: clinicopathological, immunohistochemical, and molecular analysis of seven cases
    Thomas Mentzel
    Dermatopathology Bodensee Friedrichshafen, Friedrichshafen, Germany
    Mod Pathol 26:256-67. 2013
  2. ncbi Postradiation cutaneous angiosarcoma after treatment of breast carcinoma is characterized by MYC amplification in contrast to atypical vascular lesions after radiotherapy and control cases: clinicopathological, immunohistochemical and molecular analysis o
    T Mentzel
    Dermatopathologie Bodensee, Friedrichshafen, Germany
    Mod Pathol 25:75-85. 2012
  3. ncbi Intravascular leiomyosarcoma of the brachiocephalic region -- report of an unusual tumour localisation: case report and review of the literature
    Daniel Johannes Tilkorn
    Department of Plastic Surgery, Burn Center, Hand Center, Sarcoma Reference Center, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
    World J Surg Oncol 6:113. 2008
  4. ncbi [Spindle cell rhabdomyosarcoma in adults: a new entity in the spectrum of malignant mesenchymal tumors of soft tissues]
    T Mentzel
    Dermatopathologie Bodensee, 88048, Friedrichshafen, Deutschland
    Pathologe 31:91-6. 2010
  5. ncbi Well-differentiated spindle cell liposarcoma ('atypical spindle cell lipomatous tumor') does not belong to the spectrum of atypical lipomatous tumor but has a close relationship to spindle cell lipoma: clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular
    Thomas Mentzel
    Dermatopathologie, Friedrichshafen, Germany
    Mod Pathol 23:729-36. 2010
  6. ncbi Dermatomyofibroma: clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical analysis of 56 cases and reappraisal of a rare and distinct cutaneous neoplasm
    Thomas Mentzel
    Dermatopathologie Bodensee, Friedrichshafen, Germany
    Am J Dermatopathol 31:44-9. 2009
  7. ncbi [Uncommon variants of malignant melanocytic neoplasms]
    T Mentzel
    Dermatopathologische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Friedrichshafen, Siemensstrasse 6 1, 88048, Friedrichshafen
    Pathologe 28:445-52. 2007
  8. ncbi Sarcomas of the skin in the elderly
    Thomas Mentzel
    Department of Dermatopathologie Bodensee, Siemensstrasse 6 1, D 88048 Friedrichshafen, Germany
    Clin Dermatol 29:80-90. 2011
  9. ncbi [Skin tumors as marker lesions for tumor syndromes]
    T Mentzel
    Dermatopathologie, Friedrichshafen, Siemensstr 6 1, 88048, Friedrichshafen
    Pathologe 31:489-96. 2010
  10. ncbi Mixed-type liposarcoma: clinicopathological, immunohistochemical, and molecular analysis of a case arising in deep soft tissues of the lower extremity
    Thomas Mentzel
    Dermatopathologische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Siemensstrasse 6 1, 88048, Friedrichshafen, Germany
    Virchows Arch 453:197-201. 2008

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  1. ncbi Malignant dermatofibroma: clinicopathological, immunohistochemical, and molecular analysis of seven cases
    Thomas Mentzel
    Dermatopathology Bodensee Friedrichshafen, Friedrichshafen, Germany
    Mod Pathol 26:256-67. 2013
    ..Five neoplasms showed chromosomal aberrations by array-CGH, suggesting that these changes may represent an additional diagnostic tool in the recognition of cases of dermatofibroma with a metastatic potential...
  2. ncbi Postradiation cutaneous angiosarcoma after treatment of breast carcinoma is characterized by MYC amplification in contrast to atypical vascular lesions after radiotherapy and control cases: clinicopathological, immunohistochemical and molecular analysis o
    T Mentzel
    Dermatopathologie Bodensee, Friedrichshafen, Germany
    Mod Pathol 25:75-85. 2012
    ..Immunohistochemical stainings for MYC are useful for mapping of these lesions and for careful tumor margin control...
  3. ncbi Intravascular leiomyosarcoma of the brachiocephalic region -- report of an unusual tumour localisation: case report and review of the literature
    Daniel Johannes Tilkorn
    Department of Plastic Surgery, Burn Center, Hand Center, Sarcoma Reference Center, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
    World J Surg Oncol 6:113. 2008
    ..Intravascular leiomyosarcoma is a rare tumour entity originating from venous vessel structures and most frequently affecting the inferior vena cava...
  4. ncbi [Spindle cell rhabdomyosarcoma in adults: a new entity in the spectrum of malignant mesenchymal tumors of soft tissues]
    T Mentzel
    Dermatopathologie Bodensee, 88048, Friedrichshafen, Deutschland
    Pathologe 31:91-6. 2010
    ....
  5. ncbi Well-differentiated spindle cell liposarcoma ('atypical spindle cell lipomatous tumor') does not belong to the spectrum of atypical lipomatous tumor but has a close relationship to spindle cell lipoma: clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular
    Thomas Mentzel
    Dermatopathologie, Friedrichshafen, Germany
    Mod Pathol 23:729-36. 2010
    ....
  6. ncbi Dermatomyofibroma: clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical analysis of 56 cases and reappraisal of a rare and distinct cutaneous neoplasm
    Thomas Mentzel
    Dermatopathologie Bodensee, Friedrichshafen, Germany
    Am J Dermatopathol 31:44-9. 2009
    ..Dermatomyofibroma represents a benign fibroblastic/myofibroblastic dermal neoplasm...
  7. ncbi [Uncommon variants of malignant melanocytic neoplasms]
    T Mentzel
    Dermatopathologische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Friedrichshafen, Siemensstrasse 6 1, 88048, Friedrichshafen
    Pathologe 28:445-52. 2007
    ....
  8. ncbi Sarcomas of the skin in the elderly
    Thomas Mentzel
    Department of Dermatopathologie Bodensee, Siemensstrasse 6 1, D 88048 Friedrichshafen, Germany
    Clin Dermatol 29:80-90. 2011
    ....
  9. ncbi [Skin tumors as marker lesions for tumor syndromes]
    T Mentzel
    Dermatopathologie, Friedrichshafen, Siemensstr 6 1, 88048, Friedrichshafen
    Pathologe 31:489-96. 2010
    ....
  10. ncbi Mixed-type liposarcoma: clinicopathological, immunohistochemical, and molecular analysis of a case arising in deep soft tissues of the lower extremity
    Thomas Mentzel
    Dermatopathologische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Siemensstrasse 6 1, 88048, Friedrichshafen, Germany
    Virchows Arch 453:197-201. 2008
    ....
  11. ncbi Myxoid dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular analysis of eight cases
    Thomas Mentzel
    Dermatopathologische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Friedrichshafen, Germany
    Am J Dermatopathol 29:443-8. 2007
    ....
  12. ncbi [Epithelioid sarcoma: morphologic variants and differential diagnosis]
    T Mentzel
    Dermatopathologie Bodensee, Siemensstr 6 1, 88048, Friedrichshafen, Deutschland
    Pathologe 31:135-41. 2010
    ....
  13. ncbi Plaque-like CD34-positive dermal fibroma ("medallion-like dermal dendrocyte hamartoma"): clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular analysis of 5 cases emphasizing its distinction from superficial, plaque-like dermatofibrosarcoma prot
    Heinz Kutzner
    Dermatopathologie Friedrichshafen, Siemensstrasse 6 1, 88048 Friedrichshafen, Germany
    Am J Surg Pathol 34:190-201. 2010
    ..In archival formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue, however, FISH analysis is more robust and exhibits a higher clinical sensitivity than RT-PCR...
  14. ncbi Histological and genetic evidence for a variant of superficial spreading melanoma composed predominantly of large nests
    Heinz Kutzner
    Dermatopathologie Friedrichshafen, Friedrichshafen, Germany
    Mod Pathol 25:838-45. 2012
    ..Awareness of the histological features will aid in their correct diagnosis as melanoma, and in difficult cases, judicious application of ancillary tests such as aCGH (rather than FISH) will assist accurate diagnosis...
  15. ncbi Cutaneous clear cell sarcoma: a clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular analysis of 12 cases emphasizing its distinction from dermal melanoma
    Markus Hantschke
    Dermatopathologie Fried richshafen, Siemensstrasse 6 1, D 88048 Friedrichshafen, Germany
    Am J Surg Pathol 34:216-22. 2010
    ..The specific translocation pattern was confirmed in all cases by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Local recurrences and metastases developed in 2 and 3 patients, respectively, and 1 patient died of the disease...
  16. ncbi Primary cutaneous marginal zone B-cell lymphoma may exhibit both the t(14;18)(q32;q21) IGH/BCL2 and the t(14;18)(q32;q21) IGH/MALT1 translocation: an indicator for clonal transformation towards higher-grade B-cell lymphoma?
    Gabriele Palmedo
    DermPath, Friedrichshafen, Germany
    Am J Dermatopathol 29:231-6. 2007
    ..Therefore, the etiopathogenetic relevance of either translocation in PCMZL remains a matter of debate...
  17. ncbi The T1796A mutation of the BRAF gene is absent in Spitz nevi
    Gabriele Palmedo
    Dermatopathologische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Friedrichshafen, Germany
    J Cutan Pathol 31:266-70. 2004
    ..The T1796A mutation has been shown to promote cell proliferation...
  18. ncbi Primary cutaneous cribriform apocrine carcinoma: a clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of 26 cases of an under-recognized cutaneous adnexal neoplasm
    Arno Rutten
    Dermatohistopathologische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Friedrichshafen, Germany
    J Am Acad Dermatol 61:644-51. 2009
    ..Cribriform carcinoma is the histopathologic variant of cutaneous apocrine carcinoma characterized by interconnected solid aggregations of neoplastic cells that are punctuated by small round spaces...
  19. ncbi Reticular and plexiform perineurioma: clinicopathological and immunohistochemical analysis of two cases and review of perineurial neoplasms of skin and soft tissues
    Thomas Mentzel
    Dermatopathologische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Siemensstrasse 6/1, 88048, Friedrichshafen, Germany
    Virchows Arch 447:677-82. 2005
    ..The morphological spectrum and the differential diagnosis of perineurial neoplasms of skin and soft tissues are discussed...
  20. ncbi Follicular malignant melanoma: a variant of melanoma to be distinguished from lentigo maligna melanoma
    Markus Hantschke
    Dermatopathologische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Siemensstrasse 6/1, D-88048 Friedrichshafen, Germany
    Am J Dermatopathol 26:359-63. 2004
    ..Superficial shave excision or even laser treatment in these specific cases may lead to a fatal prognosis for the patient...
  21. ncbi Myopericytoma of skin and soft tissues: clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of 54 cases
    Thomas Mentzel
    Dermatopathologische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Siemensstrasse 6/1, D-88048 Friedrichshafen, Germany
    Am J Surg Pathol 30:104-13. 2006
    ..Most cases of myopericytoma behave in a benign fashion, but local recurrences and rarely metastases may occur in atypical and malignant neoplasms...
  22. ncbi Spindle cell rhabdomyosarcoma in adults: clinicopathological and immunohistochemical analysis of seven new cases
    Thomas Mentzel
    Dermatopathologische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Siemenstrasse 6/1, 88048 Friedrichshafen, Germany
    Virchows Arch 449:554-60. 2006
    ....
  23. ncbi Atypical lipomatous tumor/"well-differentiated liposarcoma" of the skin clinically presenting as a skin tag: clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular analysis of 2 cases
    Bruno E Paredes
    Dermatopathologie Friedrichshafen, Bodensee, Germany
    Am J Dermatopathol 33:603-7. 2011
    ..None of the cases recurred after surgical treatment. These 2 cases show the importance of not to misdiagnose lesions which clinically may appear to be benign...
  24. ncbi Spindle cell predominant trichodiscoma: a fibrofolliculoma/trichodiscoma variant considered formerly to be a neurofollicular hamartoma: a clinicopathological and immunohistochemical analysis of 17 cases
    Heinz Kutzner
    Dermatopathologische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Friedrichshafen, Germany
    Am J Dermatopathol 28:1-8. 2006
    ..We therefore propose the new term spindle cell predominant trichodiscoma (SCPT) for this particular variant of the morphologic fibrofolliculoma/trichodiscoma spectrum...
  25. ncbi Cutaneous myoepithelial neoplasms: clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of 20 cases suggesting a continuous spectrum ranging from benign mixed tumor of the skin to cutaneous myoepithelioma and myoepithelial carcinoma
    Thomas Mentzel
    Dermatopathologisches Gemeinschaftslabor, Friedrichshafen, Germany
    J Cutan Pathol 30:294-302. 2003
    ..Further studies with extended follow-up information are necessary to establish prognostic factors...
  26. ncbi Haemorrhagic dermatomyofibroma (plaque-like dermal fibromatosis): clinicopathological and immunohistochemical analysis of three cases resembling plaque-stage Kaposi's sarcoma
    T Mentzel
    Dermatopathologisches Gemeinschaftslabor, Friedrichshafen, Germany
    Histopathology 42:594-8. 2003
    ..CONCLUSIONS: The reported cases widen the clinicopathological spectrum of dermatomyofibroma and emphasize plaque-stage Kaposi's sarcoma as an additional differential diagnosis...
  27. ncbi [Perivascular neoplasms of skin and soft tissues. A review]
    T Mentzel
    Dermatopathologische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Friedrichshafen
    Pathologe 26:134-45. 2005
    ..PEComas represent an enigmatic family of neoplasms composed of perivascular epithelioid, clear, and spindled tumour cells characterized by a coexpression of melanocytic and myogenic markers...
  28. ncbi Vascular congenital dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: a new histological variant of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
    Iliana Tantcheva-Poor
    Department of Dermatology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
    Am J Dermatopathol 34:e46-9. 2012
    ..This unique variant represents a potential pitfall for dermatopathologists and underlines the importance of cytogenetic diagnostics in unusual cases of DFSP...
  29. ncbi [Cutaneous perineurioma. Clinical and histological findings and differential diagnosis]
    T Mentzel
    Dermatopathologische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Friedrichshafen
    Pathologe 24:207-13. 2003
    ..The differential diagnosis of various variants of cutaneous perineurioma from other mesenchymal lesions as well as melanocytic and epithelial neoplasms is discussed...
  30. ncbi [Myoepithelial neoplasms of skin and soft tissues]
    T Mentzel
    Dermatopathologische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Friedrichshafen
    Pathologe 26:322-30. 2005
    ..The presence of at least moderate cytological atypia is associated with a significant risk for aggressive behavior and propensity for metastasis...
  31. ncbi Cutaneous myoepithelioma: an under-recognized cutaneous neoplasm composed of myoepithelial cells
    H Kutzner
    Dermatohistopathologisches Gemeinschaftslabor, Friedrichshafen, Germany, Graz University, Graz, Austria
    Am J Surg Pathol 25:348-55. 2001
    ..The findings in this report expand the clinical and histopathologic spectrum of cutaneous myoepithelioma, an under-recognized cutaneous neoplasm of myoepithelial cells...
  32. ncbi Cutaneous lipomatous neoplasms
    T Mentzel
    Dermatohistopathologische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Friedrichshafen, Germany
    Semin Diagn Pathol 18:250-7. 2001
    ..Rarely, liposarcoma may occur as a purely cutaneous lesion with a favorable clinical prognosis despite high-grade morphologic features in many cases...
  33. ncbi Benign fibrous histiocytoma (dermatofibroma) of the face: clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of 34 cases associated with an aggressive clinical course
    T Mentzel
    Department of Dermatohistopathology, Friedrichshafen, Germany
    Am J Dermatopathol 23:419-26. 2001
    ....
  34. ncbi [Diffuse dermal angiomatosis]
    H Kutzner
    Dermatohistopathologische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Friedrichshafen, Germany
    Hautarzt 53:808-12. 2002
    ..DDA regressed spontaneously within 12 weeks, and has not recurred over 4 years of follow-up...
  35. ncbi Palmar atypical lipomatous tumour with spindle cell features (well-differentiated spindle cell liposarcoma): a rare neoplasm arising in an unusual anatomical location
    T Mentzel
    Dermatopathologische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Siemensstrasse 6/1, 88048 Friedrichshafen, Germany
    Virchows Arch 446:300-4. 2005
    ..Aypical lipomatous tumour with spindle cell features may arise very rarely in palmar location and has to be distinguished from a number of benign and malignant mesenchymal neoplasms...
  36. ncbi [Skin adnexal and salivary gland neoplasms. Similarities and differences of selected patients]
    T Mentzel
    Dermatopathologische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Friedrichshafen
    Pathologe 25:79-88. 2004
    ..malignant myoepithelioma of salivary glands), cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma (vs. adenoid cystic carcinoma of salivary glands), and mucinous eccrine carcinoma (vs. mucous carcinoma of salivary glands)...
  37. ncbi CD34-positive glomus tumor: clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical analysis of six cases with myxoid stromal changes
    Thomas Mentzel
    Dermatohistopathologisches Gemeinschaftslabor, Siemensstrasse 6/1, D-88048 Friedrichshafen, Germany
    J Cutan Pathol 29:421-5. 2002
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Neoplastic cells in glomus tumor may show a coexpression of alpha-smooth muscle actin and CD34, an important finding regarding the differential diagnosis of these lesions and the relationship of perivascular neoplasms...
  38. ncbi Mutations of the BRAF gene in benign and malignant melanocytic lesions
    Amir S Yazdi
    Department of Dermatology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
    J Invest Dermatol 121:1160-2. 2003
    ..In conclusion, mutations in exon 15 of the BRAF gene are nonspecific for progression of a nevus to a melanoma. Other so far unknown cofactors seem to be of importance...
  39. ncbi Hobnail hemangiomas (targetoid hemosiderotic hemangiomas) are true lymphangiomas
    Folker E Franke
    Department of Pathology, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Langhanstrasse 10, D 35392 Giessen, Germany
    J Cutan Pathol 31:362-7. 2004
    ..In contrast to its well-characterized histology, it has been unclear whether this tumor arises from blood vessel endothelial cells (BECs) or lymphatic vessel endothelial cells (LECs)...
  40. ncbi Congenital hand lesion
    Eduardo Calonje
    Department of Histopathology, St. John's Institute of Dermatology, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
    Am J Dermatopathol 29:588-90. 2007
  41. ncbi Mucinous carcinoma of the skin, primary, and secondary: a clinicopathologic study of 63 cases with emphasis on the morphologic spectrum of primary cutaneous forms: homologies with mucinous lesions in the breast
    Dmitry V Kazakov
    Sikl's Department of Pathology, Charles University, Medical Faculty Hospital, Alej Svobody 80, 304-60 Pilsen, Czech Republic
    Am J Surg Pathol 29:764-82. 2005
    ..Dirty necrosis was a constant histologic finding in intestine mucinous carcinomas involving the skin, and this feature may serve as a clue to an intestinal origin...
  42. ncbi Tubular adenoma and syringocystadenoma papilliferum: a reappraisal of their relationship. An interobserver study of a series, by a panel of dermatopathologists
    Dmitry V Kazakov
    Sikl s Department of Pathology, Charles University, Medical Faculty Hospital, Pilsen, Czech Republic
    Am J Dermatopathol 29:256-63. 2007
    ....
  43. ncbi Benign vascular proliferations in irradiated skin
    Luis Requena
    Department of Dermatology, Fundacion Jimenez Diaz, Universidad Autonoma, Madrid, Spain
    Am J Surg Pathol 26:328-37. 2002
    ....
  44. ncbi Acquired elastotic hemangioma: A clinicopathologic variant of hemangioma
    Luis Requena
    Department of Dermatology, , , Madrid, Spain
    J Am Acad Dermatol 47:371-6. 2002
    ..On histopathologic examination, it is characterized by capillary proliferation involving the dermis...
  45. ncbi Clear cell trichoblastoma: a clinicopathological and ultrastructural study of two cases
    Dmitry V Kazakov
    Sikl s Department of Pathology, Charles University Medical Faculty Hospital, Pilsen, Czech Republic
    Am J Dermatopathol 28:197-201. 2006
    ..No distinct lipid droplets or glycogen particles were identified. The basaloid cells were joined by scattered small desmosomes. These findings were consistent with trichilemmal differentiation at the bulb...
  46. ncbi Atypical lipomatous tumor in a 14-year-old patient: distinction from lipoblastoma using FISH analysis
    Cornelius Kuhnen
    Institute for Pathology, University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Burkle de la Camp Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany
    Virchows Arch 441:299-302. 2002
    ..This case shows that FISH can serve as a decisive tool in the differential diagnosis of lipoblastoma and lipoma-like liposarcoma apart from its role in distinction between lipoblastoma and myxoid/round cell liposarcoma...
  47. ncbi Proliferating trichilemmal tumors: clinicopathologic evaluation is a guide to biologic behavior
    Andrew L Folpe
    Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
    J Cutan Pathol 30:492-8. 2003
    ..The malignant potential of PTT is controversial, as only a small number of histologically malignant PTTs and a smaller number of clinically malignant PTTs have been reported...
  48. ncbi Most osteomalacia-associated mesenchymal tumors are a single histopathologic entity: an analysis of 32 cases and a comprehensive review of the literature
    Andrew L Folpe
    Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
    Am J Surg Pathol 28:1-30. 2004
    ..Recognition of PMTMCT is critical, as complete resection cures intractable OO. Immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR for FGF-23 confirm the role of this protein in PMTMCT-associated OO...
  49. ncbi Dedifferentiated liposarcoma with extensive lymphoid component
    Cornelius Kuhnen
    Institute for Pathology, Limb tumor registry, Ruhr University, University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Burkle de la Camp Platz 1, D 44789 Bochum, Germany
    Pathol Res Pract 201:347-53. 2005
    ..An extensive lymphoid "overgrowth" must be considered within the spectrum of unusual variants and in the differential diagnosis of dedifferentiated liposarcoma...
  50. ncbi Primary and metastatic high-grade pleomorphic sarcoma/malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the gastrointestinal tract: an approach to the differential diagnosis in a series of five cases with emphasis on myofibroblastic differentiation
    Abbas Agaimy
    Institute of Pathology, Klinikum Nürnberg, Prof Ernst Nathan Strasse 1, 90419 Nurnberg, Germany
    Virchows Arch 451:949-57. 2007
    ..They should be distinguished from a variety of primary and metastatic pleomorphic neoplasms, in particular high-grade sarcomatous GI stromal tumours (GIST), pleomorphic leiomyosarcoma, sarcomatoid carcinoma and other mimics...