Histologic criteria for diagnosing primary cutaneous malignant melanoma

摘要: Malignant melanoma accounts for the largest number of deaths attributed to skin cancer. It also provides most diagnostic challenges histopathologist. This article, attempts describe histologic features closely associated with various growth patterns common subtypes melanoma. While it has been shown repeatedly that likely provide clinicians and patients minimal no prognostic information, is useful separate these entities in order elucidate varied seen within class tumors known as The discussion centers around a checklist changes at microscope are this diagnosis. goal chapter reader one perspective on series used establish (or exclude) diagnosis There comprehensive literature critically evaluates parameters collection relates them attempt will be made correlate change information. discussed another volume. Similarly, more esoteric characterized by differ from types addressed chapter.