Under the microscope. Surgeons, pathologists, and melanocytic nevi.
Predicting the biologic behavior of melanocytic neoplasms (benign versus malignant) based on histology is one of the most difficult challenges in surgical pathology and dermatology. Success in the field of melanocytic neoplasia can be achieved by two means: performing excisions or biopsies that maximize the obtainable histologic information and providing sufficient history.
Lazova
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Yale Dermatopathology Laboratory, Department of Dermatology and Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
McNiff
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Glusac
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D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D013502:General Surgery; D006801:Humans; D008853:Microscopy; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D010336:Pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*