Tumorigenic melanocytic proliferations

Tumorigenic melanocytic proliferations

by Elder, David E.

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Tumorigenic Melanocytic Proliferations. The key role of histopathology in analysis of a melanocytic tumor is the recognition or exclusion of a malignant melanoma. The analysis of typical features leads to a correct diagnosis in the majority of cases. However, there are cases that are problematic, because of conflicting or insufficient criteria, in which a confident diagnosis is difficult. These difficult lesions account for a large proportion of the diagnostic errors and lawsuits in cutaneous p…

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  • Full title :Tumorigenic melanocytic proliferations / David E. Elder.

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Tumorigenic Melanocytic Proliferations. The key role of histopathology in analysis of a melanocytic tumor is the recognition or exclusion of a malignant melanoma. The analysis of typical features leads to a correct diagnosis in the majority of cases. However, there are cases that are problematic, because of conflicting or insufficient criteria, in which a confident diagnosis is difficult. These difficult lesions account for a large proportion of the diagnostic errors and lawsuits in cutaneous pathology. There is another group of cases in which the diagnosis of malignancy remains uncertain-thes.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2010

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Demos Medical
  • Place of Publication:New York
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2010

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  • Description:1 online resource.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781935281733, 1935281739
  • oclc:ocn648448153
  • LC Classification:RC280.M37
  • Dewey Decimal:616.99/477

Table of Contents

Acquired melanocytic nevi -- Congenital nevi and tumefactions in them -- Spindle and/or epithelioid cell nevi/tumors -- Deep penetrating nevi -- Blue nevi (BN) and variants : cellular blue nevus (CBN), atypical CBN (ACBN), and malignant blue nevus (MBN) -- Combined nevi -- Pigmented epithelioid melanocytoma -- Tumorigenic melanomas of WHO classification categories -- Nevoid melanoma -- Desmoplastic and neurotropic melanoma -- Metastatic melanoma : epidermotropic, regressed, nevoid -- Nonmelanocytic melanoma simulants.

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Subjects

Case Reports Case studies Diagnosis, Differential Diagnostics différentiels HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine MEDICAL -- Diseases MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine Medical Oncology Melanoma Melanoma -- Case studies Melanoma -- diagnosis Melanoma -- pathology Mélanome -- Études de cas Mole (Dermatology) Mole (Dermatology) -- Case studies Nævus -- Études de cas Nevus, Pigmented -- diagnosis Nevus, Pigmented -- pathology

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Elder, David E.

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