Tumoral melanosis involving the sentinel lymph nodes: a case report.
Tumoral or nodular melanosis is characterized by a clinical lesion suspicious for malignant melanoma, the histopathological correlate is a nodular accumulation of melanophages in the dermis. We present a patient with nodular melanosis involving also the sentinel lymph nodes and discuss possible differential diagnoses as well as prognostic and therapeutic implications.
Satzger
Imke
I
Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Hannover Medical University, Hannover, Germany. imke.grimmelmann@hamburg.de
Völker
Bernward
B
Kapp
Alexander
A
Gutzmer
Ralf
R
D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000378:metabolism; D015214:Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic / Q000378:metabolism; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008548:Melanosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012074:Remission Induction; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000097382:CD68 Molecule
D015703:Antigens, CD; D015214:Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; C067980:CD68 antigen, human; D000097382:CD68 Molecule