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... necrosis elevating the epidermis but not apparently involving it ( A ) . Adjacent to the nodule , there are nevus cells in the epidermis and in the dermis , but there is no characteristic radial growth phase ( B ) . In the depths of the ...
... necrosis elevating the epidermis but not apparently involving it ( A ) . Adjacent to the nodule , there are nevus cells in the epidermis and in the dermis , but there is no characteristic radial growth phase ( B ) . In the depths of the ...
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... necrosis , or ulceration but exhibit these features in an insufficient number or degree to justify a malignant ... necrosis may be present , but there are no areas of confluent geo- graphic necrosis , and the lesions do not sponta ...
... necrosis , or ulceration but exhibit these features in an insufficient number or degree to justify a malignant ... necrosis may be present , but there are no areas of confluent geo- graphic necrosis , and the lesions do not sponta ...
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... necrosis , suggesting that ischemia can induce this form of Table 18 HISTOLOGIC FEATURES OF METASTATIC MELANOMA Configuration • Nodule , circumscribed or infiltrative • Necrosis commonly Growth Pattern • Nests ( characteristic ) or ...
... necrosis , suggesting that ischemia can induce this form of Table 18 HISTOLOGIC FEATURES OF METASTATIC MELANOMA Configuration • Nodule , circumscribed or infiltrative • Necrosis commonly Growth Pattern • Nests ( characteristic ) or ...
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acral acral-lentiginous melanoma amelanotic and/or areas associated atypia atypical basal benign biopsy blue nevi Cancer cell nevus cell type characteristic Clinical Features collagen common compound nevus congenital nevi criteria cutaneous cytoplasm dendritic dermal component dermal nevus Dermatol desmoplastic melanoma Differential Diagnosis dysplastic nevi eosinophilic epidermis epithelioid cells excision fascicles focal forms of melanoma giant congenital giant congenital nevi growth phase melanoma halo higher magnification histologic infiltrate intraepidermal invasion junctional keratinocytes lentigo maligna melanoma lesional cells lymphocytes malignant melanoma melanin melanin pigment melanocytic nevi melanoma cells metastases microinvasive Microscopic Features mitoses necrosis neoplasm nests nevus cells nodular melanomas noma nuclei nucleoli pagetoid spread papillary dermis Pathol Pathology patients pattern percent pigment pigmented spindle cell plaque present prognostic proliferation radial growth phase regression rete ridges reticular dermis scanning magnification seen sions skin spindle cells Spitz nevi superficial spreading melanoma thickness tion tumor tumor nodule tumorigenic ulceration usually variants vertical growth phase