Pathology
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Atlas of dermatopathology
Josef Feit, Hana Jedličková, Günter Burg, Luděk Matyska, Spasoje Radovanovic et al.
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+ Introduction
+ Literature
+ Support
+ Skin biopsy
+ Non-tumorous skin diseases
+ Skin tumors
+ Cysts of the skin and subcutis
+ Soft tissue lesions
+ Some lesions of the oral cavity
+ Dermatovenerology
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Günter Burg
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Werner Kempf
+ Collection of histological slides of dr. Ram Chandra Adhikari
Intraepidermal melanoma (melanoma in situ)
Histology

Melanocytes (some of them atypical) spread in all levels of the epidermis. No dermal invasion. Variable lymphocytic infiltrate and scattered melanophages are often present.

Melanocytes are large, with large nuclei varying in size and shape. Nucleoli are usually present. Mitotic activity is usually present.

Malignant melanocytes may spread into the adnexal epitelium.

If prominent solar degeneration of elastic and epidermal atrophy are present, the lesion should be considered lentigo maligna.

Intraepidermal melanoma (6326)