Histologic distinction between subungual Lentigo and Melanoma

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 835-843

  Amin, Bijal ^a   Nehal, Kishwer S ^b   Jungbluth, Achim A ^b   Zaidi, Bushra ^b   Brady, Mary S ^b   Coit, Daniel C ^b   Zhou, Quin ^b   Busam, Klaus J ^b  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Lentigo; Melanoma; Melanonychia; Melanotic macule; Subungual

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LENTIGO; MALE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOMA; MULTINUCLEAR CELL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; NAIL; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CELL COUNT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENTIGO; MALE; MELANOCYTES; MELANOMA; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 46249121637     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31815c8578     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Andre J, Lateur N. Pigmented nail disorders. Dermatol Clin. 2006;24:329-339.
2. Banfield CC, Redburn JC, Dawber RP. The incidence and prognosis of nail apparatus melanoma. A retrospective study of 105 patients in four English regions. Br J Dermatol. 1998;139:27609.
3. Baran R, Kechijian P. Longitudinal melanonychia (melanonychia striata): diagnosis and management. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1989;21: 1165-1175.
4. Baran R, Simon C. Longitudinal melanonychia: a symptom of Bowen's disease. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1998;18:1359-1360.
5. Braun RP, Baran R, Le Gal FA, et al. Diagnosis and management of nail pigmentations. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2007;56:835-847.
6. Buka R, Friedman KA, Phelps RG, et al. Childhood longitudinal melanonychia: case report and review of the literature. Mt Sinai J Med. 2001;68:331-335.
7. Busam KJ, Chen YT, Old LJ, et al. Expression of melan-A in benign melanocytic nevi and primary cutaneous malignant melanoma. Am J Surg Pathol. 1998;22:976-982.
8. Coskey RJ, Magnell TD, Bernacki EG Jr. Congenital subungual nevus. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1983;9:747-751.
9. Daniel CR, Zaias N. Pigmentary abnormalities of the nails with emphasis on systemic diseases. Dermatol Clin. 1988;6:305-313.
10. Finley RK, Driscoll DL, Blumenson LE, et al. Subungual melanoma: an eighteen year review. Surgery. 1994;116:96-100.
11. Goettmann-Bonvallot S, Andre J, Belaich S. Longitudinal melano-nychia in children: a clinical and histopathologic study of 40 cases. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1999;41:17-22.
12. Haneke E, Baran R. Longitudinal melanonychia. Dermatol Surg. 2001;27:580-584.
13. Higashi N. Melanocytes of the nail matrix and nail pigmentation. Arch Dermatol. 1968;97:570-574.
14. High WA, Quirey RA, Guillen DR, et al. Presentation, histopathology findings, and clinical outcomes of melanoma in situ of the nail unit. Arch Dermatol. 2004;140:1102-1106.
15. Hirata SH, Yamada S, Almeida FA, et al. Dermoscopy of the nail bed and matrix to assess melanonychia striata. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2005;53:884-886.
16. Husain S, Scher RK, Silvers DN, et al. Melanotic macule of nail unit and its clinicopathologic spectrum. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2006;54: 664-667.
17. Levit EK, Kagen MH, Scher RK, et al. The ABC rule for clinical detection of subungual melanoma. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2000;42: 269-274.
18. Molina D, Sanchez JL. Pigmented longitudinal bands of the nail: a clinicopathologic study. Am J Dermatopathol. 1995;17:539-541.
19. Perrin C, Michaels JF, Pisani A, et al. Anatomic distribution of melanocytes in normal nail unit. Am J Dermatopathol. 1997;19: 462-467.
20. Salasche SJ, Garland LD. Tumors of the nail. Dermatol Clin. 1985;3:501-519.
21. Tosti A, Cameli N, Piraccini BM, et al. Characterization of nail matrix melanocytes with anti-PEP1, anti-PEP8, TMH-1, and HMB-45 antibodies. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1994;31:193-196.
22. Tosti A, Baran R, Piraccini BM, et al. Nail matrix nevi: a clinical and histopathologic study of twenty two patients. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1996;34:765-771.