MELANOMA MELANOTIC MACULE

aggregation, the nest of melanoma cells, 

in continuity

melanocytes, equidistant from each other.

multicentricity.

dermal inflammatory infiltrate  
elongation of rete ridges with an increase in the number of cells and their atypicality.  
irregular distribution of melanin  
significant presence of melanocytes in the upper-most epidermal layers.  
variable dimensions (thick, thin, long & short) of melanocytic dendrites.  
uneven cellularity (mitosis and polymorphism)  

Summarizer: SEOK WOO YANG, MD & Ph.D.

 

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