RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Non-melanocytic mimics of melanoma: Part I: intraepidermal mimics
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 120
OP 127
DO 10.1136/jcp.2008.060863
VO 62
IS 2
A1 Kamil, Z S
A1 Tong, L C B
A1 Habeeb, A Al
A1 Ghazarian, D
YR 2009
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/62/2/120.abstract
AB Melanoma comprises a wide range of cytological and architectural features histopathologically and hence can mimic many benign and malignant lesions of epithelial, mesenchymal and hematopoietic cell lines of differentiation.Therefore, analysis and close clinical, histological, histochemical and immunohistochemical correlation is vital in distinguishing challenging melanoma cases from their mimics. In this review, the different features of the benign, pre-malignant and malignant intraepidermal non-melanocytic tumours and tumour-like lesions that can closely mimic intraepidermal melanoma (melanoma in situ) are emphasised.