Epidermotropic chondroid metastasis of melanoma: report of a case of metastatic melanoma with previously unreported morphological features.
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A potential diagnostic pitfall in the management of patients with melanoma is the inability to recognize metastatic melanoma, especially if it shows unusual features. We describe a case of multiple epidermotropic metastatic melanoma, which finally recurred with an extensive chondroid differentiation. To our knowledge, this is the first description of a case of epidermotropic chondroid metastatic melanoma.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The American Journal of dermatopathology
دوره 31 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009