Use of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) to distinguish intranodal nevus from metastatic melanoma

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 231-237

  Dalton, Scott R ^a   Gerami, Pedram ^a   Kolaitis, Nicholas A ^b   Charzan, Susan ^c   Werling, Rob ^d   Leboit, Philip E ^c,e   Bastian, Boris C ^c,e  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosomal aberrations; FISH; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Metastatic melanoma; Nodal nevus; Sentinel lymph node

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MELANOCYTE; MELANOMA; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PIGMENTED NEVUS; SKIN TUMOR;

CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MELANOCYTES; MELANOMA; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 75649144024     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181c805c4     Document Type: Article

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