Superficial spreading malignant melanoma with neurosarcomatous metastasis
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1986Author
Nyong'o, Aggrey O
Manop, Huntrakoon
Parsa, Cyrus
Raja, Abdul
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A case of neurosarcomatous nodal metastasis of superficial spreading malignant melanoma, without primary site desmoplasia or sarcomatous changes, is reported. Of particular interest regarding the metastasis are: the ultrastructural demonstration of numerous cytoplasmic microtubules, absence of premeianosomes, intense immunohistochemical reaction with S-100 protein antibody, and the presence, at the light microscopic level, of extranodal fibrosis. The primary lesion shows a preexisting benign nevus and features suggestive of lamellar fibroplasia. The origin and histogenesis of melanocytic desmoplasia, in the context of a neural crest progenitor cell, and of lamellar fibroplasia, are discussed.
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http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/00313028609087572http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/53739
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1986, Vol. 18, No. 4 , Pages 473-477Publisher
University of Nairobi Department of Human Pathology
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- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10377]