Clinicopathologically problematic melanocytic tumors: a case-based review
Background: In spite of recent advances in the histopathological and molecular diagnosis of melanocytic neoplasms, a certain proportion of these lesions remain a daunting challenge for both the clinician and the pathologist. Objectives: To emphasize the importance of close collaboration between t...
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author | Zoe Apalla Christina Nikolaidou Aimilios Lallas Elena Sotiriou Elizabeth Lazaridou Ioannis Venizelos Mattheos Bobos Efstratios Vakirlis Demetrios Ioannides Gerardo Ferrara |
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description | Background: In spite of recent advances in the histopathological and molecular diagnosis of melanocytic neoplasms, a certain proportion of these lesions remain a daunting challenge for both the clinician and the pathologist.
Objectives: To emphasize the importance of close collaboration between the clinicians and the pathologists in case of problematic melanocytic lesions,
Patients: We report and discuss 5 problematic scenarios of melanocytic lesions, including tumoral melanosis, nevoid melanoma, lentiginous melanoma, spitzoid melanoma and BAPoma that may pose diagnostic difficulties in our practice.
Conclusions: Clinico-dermoscopic-pathological correlation, with incorporation of all the available data, in problematic melanocytic skin neoplasms is of paramount importance for accurate diagnosis. |
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spelling | doaj.art-8a583cf00cfc4453a25742d37fdd17a72022-12-21T20:11:45ZengMattioli1885Dermatology Practical & Conceptual2160-93812018-10-0184Clinicopathologically problematic melanocytic tumors: a case-based reviewZoe Apalla0Christina Nikolaidou1Aimilios Lallas2Elena Sotiriou3Elizabeth Lazaridou4Ioannis Venizelos5Mattheos Bobos6Efstratios Vakirlis7Demetrios Ioannides8Gerardo Ferrara9First Dermatology Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GreeceFirst Dermatology Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki & Anatomic Pathology Unit, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, GreeceFirst Dermatology Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GreeceFirst Dermatology Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GreeceSecond Dermatology Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GreeceAnatomic Pathology Unit, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, GreeceMicrodiagnostics Pathology Laboratory, Thessaloniki, GreeceFirst Dermatology Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GreeceFirst Dermatology Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GreeceAnatomic Pathology Unit, Hospital of Macerata, ItalyBackground: In spite of recent advances in the histopathological and molecular diagnosis of melanocytic neoplasms, a certain proportion of these lesions remain a daunting challenge for both the clinician and the pathologist. Objectives: To emphasize the importance of close collaboration between the clinicians and the pathologists in case of problematic melanocytic lesions, Patients: We report and discuss 5 problematic scenarios of melanocytic lesions, including tumoral melanosis, nevoid melanoma, lentiginous melanoma, spitzoid melanoma and BAPoma that may pose diagnostic difficulties in our practice. Conclusions: Clinico-dermoscopic-pathological correlation, with incorporation of all the available data, in problematic melanocytic skin neoplasms is of paramount importance for accurate diagnosis.http://dpcj.org/index.php/dpc/article/view/486melanomadermoscopyskin cancernevusspitzoid |
spellingShingle | Zoe Apalla Christina Nikolaidou Aimilios Lallas Elena Sotiriou Elizabeth Lazaridou Ioannis Venizelos Mattheos Bobos Efstratios Vakirlis Demetrios Ioannides Gerardo Ferrara Clinicopathologically problematic melanocytic tumors: a case-based review Dermatology Practical & Conceptual melanoma dermoscopy skin cancer nevus spitzoid |
title | Clinicopathologically problematic melanocytic tumors: a case-based review |
title_full | Clinicopathologically problematic melanocytic tumors: a case-based review |
title_fullStr | Clinicopathologically problematic melanocytic tumors: a case-based review |
title_full_unstemmed | Clinicopathologically problematic melanocytic tumors: a case-based review |
title_short | Clinicopathologically problematic melanocytic tumors: a case-based review |
title_sort | clinicopathologically problematic melanocytic tumors a case based review |
topic | melanoma dermoscopy skin cancer nevus spitzoid |
url | http://dpcj.org/index.php/dpc/article/view/486 |
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