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De novo intraepidermal epithelioid melanocytic dysplasia as a marker of the atypical mole phenotype -- a clinical and pathological study of 75 patients.
Journal of cutaneous pathology - 1 Oct 2005
Sachdeva Mandi, Frambach Gwyn E, Crowson A Neil, Deng April C, Mihm Martin C, Magro Cynthia M
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BACKGROUND: We encountered a distinctive pattern of dysplastic intraepidermal melanocytic proliferation, which defies classification as a dysplastic melanocytic nevus, but in which the morphologic features fall short of a diagnosis of melanoma in situ. We designate such lesions as de novo intraepidermal epithelioid melanocytic dysplasia. METHODS: From 75 patients, 82 skin biopsies were encountered that showed...
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