Distinguishing benign and malignant melanocytic lesions with the AgNOR method.
A silver staining technique has recently been devised to aid in the differentiation between benign and malignant melanocytic lesions. This study showed a statistically significant difference between the staining of silver-nucleolar organizer regions (AgNORs) in melanocytic nevi and that of AgNORs in malignant melanomas.
Friedman
R J
RJ
New York University School of Medicine, New York.
Grin
C M
CM
Heilman
E
E
Weiser
J
J
Gottlieb
G J
GJ
Waldo
E
E
Rigel
D S
DS
Kopf
A W
AW
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000473:pathology*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009697:Nucleolus Organizer Region / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology