Sinonasal mucosal melanoma with smooth muscle differentiation: a potential pathological diagnostic pitfall

• Main Authors: Hao Tang (Author), Yutao He (Author), Ying Chen (Author), Wenfeng Xu (Author), Yujuan Xu (Author), Xianyun Li (Author), Deyu Guo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Sinonasal mucosal melanoma (SNMM) is a rare malignant melanoma originating from melanocytes derived from multipotent neural crest cells. Its incidence accounts for less than 1 % of all malignant melanomas, with five-year survival rate about 25 %. Occasionally, it is incredibly fo...