Myxoid metastases of melanoma: report of three cases and review of the literature

G Collina; L Losi; G L Taccagni; A Maiorana

doi:10.1097/00000372-199702000-00010

Myxoid metastases of melanoma: report of three cases and review of the literature

Am J Dermatopathol. 1997 Feb;19(1):52-7. doi: 10.1097/00000372-199702000-00010.

Authors

G Collina¹, L Losi, G L Taccagni, A Maiorana

Affiliation

¹ Dipartimento di Scienze Morfologiche E Medico Legali, Universita Degli Studi di Modena, Italy.

PMID: 9056655
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-199702000-00010

Abstract

We report three cases of melanoma whose metastases to skin and regional lymph nodes showed myxoid foci, findings absent in their cutaneous primary tumors.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Humans
Melanocytes / pathology
Melanocytes / ultrastructure
Melanoma / diagnosis
Melanoma / pathology*
Melanoma / ultrastructure
Middle Aged
Mucus
Neoplasm Metastasis
Skin / pathology
Skin / ultrastructure
Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis
Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
Skin Neoplasms / ultrastructure