Primary cutaneous nevoid melanoma with homer-wright rosettes: A hitherto unrecognized variant with immunohistochemical and ultrastructural study

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 606-609

  Falconieri, Giovanni ^a   Luzar, Bostjan ^b   Angione, Vito ^a   Demaglio, Giovanna ^a   Pizzolitto, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

malignant melanoma; melanocytic lesions; nevoid melanoma; rosette formation

Indexed keywords

MELAN A; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PROTEIN S 100;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUTANEOUS NEVOID MELANOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOMER WRIGHT ROSETTE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISEASE;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCLUSION BODIES; KERATINOCYTES; LYMPH NODES; MELANOCYTES; MELANOMA; NEVUS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 77955170906     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e3181cc415a     Document Type: Article

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