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Introduction: Excisional or core needle biopsy is considered the gold standard for diagnosing soft tissue lesions (STL). However, the role of fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in STL remains controversial., Materials and Methods: We have reviewed 234 FNAC of STL diagnosed in our institution with the aim of analyzing the reliability of FNAC in STL. Cytological diagnoses were classified into groups and correlated with histological diagnoses. We have also reviewed the literature and compared our results with those previously reported., Results: The majority of patients were male (53.4%) and mean age was 61 years. Lesions were mainly located in the head and neck region. Inadequate material was obtained in 22.6% of cases and most lesions were inflammatory lesions or benign soft tissue tumors. Carcinoma and benign soft tissue tumor were the most frequent cytological diagnoses. Biopsy was performed in 36.1% of cases, and carcinoma was detected in 33.3% of inflammatory FNACs. General and specific concordances were 65.9% and 47.1%. Diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, negative and positive predictive values were 71.4%, 100%, 85.7% and 93.8%, respectively., Conclusions: FNAC of STL is a valuable tool for diagnosing benign epithelial cysts, carcinomas, hematolymphoid neoplasms and benign soft tissue tumors. Inflammatory smears may be associated with false-negative cases. The availability of a multidisciplinary team, clinical and imaging features, ROSE and immunohistochemical and molecular techniques is required for improving the role of FNAC of STL., (Copyright © 2018 Sociedad Española de Anatomía Patológica. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)

Introduction: Cutaneous leiomyosarcoma is a malignant neoplasm derived from smooth muscle cells. Its low incidence hampers the development of specific protocols for diagnosis and treatment., Objectives: To describe the clinical and histopathologic characteristics of a series of primary and secondary cutaneous leiomyosarcomas and to determine how these characteristics correlate with prognosis., Material and Methods: We performed an observational, descriptive, retrospective study based on 17 cutaneous leiomyosarcomas in 12 patients diagnosed between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2015. We recorded demographic data, clinical and histopathologic characteristics, outcome, and response to treatment., Results: We included 5 men and 7 women, all aged more than 50 years at diagnosis. There were 4 cutaneous leiomyosarcomas (23%) in 4 patients, 2 subcutaneous leiomyosarcomas (11.5%) in 2 patients, and 11 skin metastases of leiomyosarcoma (65%) in 6 patients. The most frequently affected sites were the scalp (41%), lower limbs (17%), and trunk (17%). During follow-up, 50% of the cutaneous leiomyosarcomas recurred, 50% of the subcutaneous leiomyosarcomas presented distant metastases, and 83% of the patients with skin metastases of leiomyosarcoma died of their disease., Limitations: Ours was a retrospective review of a small case series at a single center., Conclusions: Cutaneous leiomyosarcoma is an uncommon malignant neoplasm. Our approach to diagnosis and therapy must take into account the marked heterogeneity in the prognosis of the various subtypes., (Copyright © 2017 AEDV. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)