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Atypical Melanocytic Lesions


Authors: L. Pock
Authors‘ workplace: Dermatohistopatologická laboratoř, Praha
Published in: Čes-slov Derm, 88, 2013, No. 3, p. 107-121
Category: Reviews (Continuing Medical Education)

Overview

There is a grey zone of atypical melanocytic lesions in between typical melanocytic nevi and melanoma. It comprises some melanoma-like nevi, nevus-like melanoma and endless variations of atypical lesions with atypical cytology and architecture with uncertain biologic potential. Atypical melanocytic lesions with variable risk of melanoma belong to daily clinical and histopathological practice. The article aims to outline the variability of melanocytic lesions and to suggest an algorithm of clinical and histological proceedings in atypical lesions.

Key words:
atypical melanocytic lesions – SAMPUS – MELTUMP – algorithm


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