Article: Differential diagnosis

Histologic features of amelanotic melanoma varied, ambiguous

New York - Amelanotic melanoma varies in its histologic features, and most of these lesions are transected at the base when biopsied, according to a recent study.

The superficial removal of amelanotic melanoma adds to the ambiguity of the potential prognosis of lesions.

In a recent study headed by Shane Meehan, M. D., and Wang L. Cheung, M.D., Ph.D., division of dermatopathology, department of dermatology, New York University Medical Center, New York, 75 cases of amelanotic melanoma were evaluated for their histologic features, including cell type, nuclear atypia, mitotic rate, ulceration, presence of solar elastosis, transaction ...

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