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Malignant melanoma in situ associated with underlying sarcoidal granuloma: A histopathological mimicker of invasive epithelioid melanoma cells
Author(s) -
Takai Toshihiro
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/1346-8138.15616
Subject(s) - melanoma , histiocyte , granuloma , pathology , epithelioid cell , medicine , immunohistochemistry , cancer research
Malignant melanoma is known to show diverse cellular morphologies, including a histiocyte‐like morphology. Therefore, many non‐melanocytic proliferations or infiltrates can mimic melanoma, and be confusing especially when they coexist with a true melanoma. Herein, we report an unusual case of a melanoma in situ with an underlying sarcoidal granuloma, which mimicked dermal invasion of melanoma. This case expands insight into non‐neoplastic lesions closely mimicking melanoma.