Malignant Melanoma with Probable Smooth Muscle Differentiation

Malignant melanomas occasionally exhibit various divergent differentiation types. Of these, smooth muscle differentiation is extremely rare; only 1 case has been reported in the literature until recently. We report an extremely rare case of malignant melanoma with smooth muscle differentiation, whic...

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Main Authors: Aya Morimoto (Author), Jun Asai (Author), Yusuke Wakabayashi (Author), Satoshi Komori (Author), Keiji Hanada (Author), Hideya Takenaka (Author), Eiichi Konishi (Author), Norito Katoh (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Karger Publishers, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Malignant melanomas occasionally exhibit various divergent differentiation types. Of these, smooth muscle differentiation is extremely rare; only 1 case has been reported in the literature until recently. We report an extremely rare case of malignant melanoma with smooth muscle differentiation, which appeared as an amelanotic reddish nodule on the left toe.
Item Description:1662-6567
10.1159/000358375