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Malignant melanoma in situ associated with underlying sarcoidal granuloma: A histopathological mimicker of invasive epithelioid melanoma cells.

Toshihiro Takai
Published in: The Journal of dermatology (2020)
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.
Keyphrases
  • skin cancer