Intramuscular Cellular Nodules in a Congenital Large Plaque-Like Blue Nevus: Melanoma or Not?
Cellular nodules in a plaque-like blue nevus presenting as an intramuscular mass is hitherto unreported. It is prudent to follow-up such cases like a melanoma, despite lacking overt atypia and mutations, because metastases have been reported as late as 16 years after diagnosis.
Authors
- Suraj Manjunath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4760-7366)
- Rajalakshmi Tirumalae (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1416-8894)
- Marjorie Correa
Institutions
- St.John's Medical College Hospital (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Dermatopathology
- Published
- 2024-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/dad.0000000000002906
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.28