Open AccessMelanoma Mimic
Author(s) -
K. Harris
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
archives of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3652
pISSN - 0003-987X
DOI - 10.1001/archdermatol.2011.356
Subject(s) - pagetoid , hras , cdkn2a , neuroblastoma ras viral oncogene homolog , loss of heterozygosity , pten , medicine , kras , comparative genomic hybridization , melanoma , germline , germline mutation , pathology , genetics , biology , cancer research , mutation , gene , allele , genome , pi3k/akt/mtor pathway , apoptosis
Differentiating Spitz nevi from melanoma can be difficult. Pagetoid spread of melanocytes is among the features making diagnosis difficult. Rare reports of isolated pagetoid Spitz nevi exist.
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