Naslov
Histological Types of polypoid cutaneous melanoma II

Autori
Knežević, Fabijan ; Duančić, Vjekoslav ; Šitić, Sanda ; Horvat-Knežević, Anica ; Benković, Vesna ; Ramić, Snježana ; Kostović, Krešimir ; Ramljak, Vesna ; Vrdoljak, Danko Velimir ; Stanec, Mladen ; Božović, Angelina

Izvornik
Collegium Antropologicum (0350-6134) 31 (2007), 4; 1049-1053

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
polypoid cutaneous melanoma ; hystological types

Sažetak
The aim of this study was to ascertain which histological types of melanoma can clinically and morphologically appear as polypoid melanomas. In 645 cases of primary cutaneous melanoma we have analyzed criteria for diagnosis of polypoid cutaneous melanoma and afterwards we have analyzed growth phase in each polypoid melanoma, histological type of atypical melanocytes, the number of epidermal ridges which are occupied by atypical melanocytes, and distribution according to age, sex and location, as well as the disease free survival. According to the criteria for polypoid melanomas we have found 147 (22.8%) polypoid cutaneous melanoma. Analyzing the growth phases, histological types of atypical melanocytes and the number of affected epidermal ridges in the group of polypoid melanomas we have ascertained 2 (1.4%) ALMs, 4 (2.8%) LMMs, 42 (28.6%) SSMs and 99 (67.2%) NMs. Our conclusion is that polypoid cutaneous melanomas are morphological forms of various histological melanoma types (ALM, LMM, SSM and NM) and they can all display poypoid morphological form. Polypoid cutaneous melanomas are most often of nodular histological type.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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