Polypoid melanoma: a virulent variant of nodular melanoma. Report of three cases and literature review

We report the cases of three patients with polypoid melanoma. In no case was there microscopic evidence of melanoma cell invasion below the papillary dermis. In the polypoid variant of nodular melanoma, melanoma cells accumulate in large volume above the skin's surface. This increase in tumor v...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 1990-11, Vol.23 (5 Pt 1), p.880-884
Hauptverfasser:	Plotnick, H, Rachmaninoff, N, VandenBerg, Jr, H J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Female Humans Male Melanoma - diagnosis Melanoma - pathology Melanoma - surgery Middle Aged Prognosis Skin Neoplasms - diagnosis Skin Neoplasms - pathology Skin Neoplasms - surgery
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