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Chondroid melanoma. A case report


Authors: Lucie Bartoňová 1;  Jana Földesová 2
Authors‘ workplace: Oddělení patologické anatomie, Oblastní nemocnice Kladno a. s., Kladno 1;  Kožní oddělení, Oblastní nemocnice Kladno a. s., Kladno 2
Published in: Čes.-slov. Patol., 55, 2019, No. 4, p. 250-252
Category: Short Communication

Overview

69-year-old woman diagnosed with malignant melanoma with chondroid differentiation, localized on the fifth finger of her right toe. This tumor represents a rare variant of melanoma, histomorphological features of which may lead to diagnostic uncertainty.

Keywords:

melanoma – bone – divergent differentiation


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