Exaggerated Pigmented Granulomatous Reaction to the Artificial Joint Implant Mimics Metastatic Melanoma

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 198-200

  Xin, Wei ^a   Davenport, Robertson D ^a   Chang, Alfred E ^a   Michael, Claire W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial joint replacement; Cytology; Pigmented tissue response

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FROZEN SECTION; GRANULOMATOSIS; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INGUINAL REGION; JOINT PROSTHESIS; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MELANOMA; METAL IMPLANTATION; METASTASIS; NUCLEOLUS; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TISSUE SECTION;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GRANULOMA, FOREIGN-BODY; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; NEOPLASMS, UNKNOWN PRIMARY; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1542305746     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20006     Document Type: Article

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