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Nodal blue nevus: a pitfall in lymph node biopsies
Author(s) -
Dohse Lindsey,
Ferringer Tammie
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1600-0560
pISSN - 0303-6987
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2009.01304.x
Subject(s) - melanoma , medicine , nodal , lymph node , pathology , spitz nevus , lymph , immunohistochemistry , sentinel lymph node , nevus , blue nevus , anatomy , cancer , cancer research , breast cancer
The sentinel lymph node from a 72‐year‐old female with melanoma revealed a pigmented and spindled melanocytic proliferation in the capsule that extended into the trabeculae. Benign nodal nevi are uncommon but have been reported in lymph nodes of melanoma patients and less often in lymph nodes removed for other reasons. Nodal blue nevi are particularly rare. These melanocytic proliferations can be distinguished from metastatic melanoma by evaluation of the distribution in the node, morphologic characteristics and the assistance of immunohistochemistry.