Histopathological study of malignant melanoma in highlanders

Malignant Melanoma in Khouzestan: Study of 62 cases

Background: Malignant melanoma is the leading cause of death among skin cancers in western countries. However, the incidence, histologic subtypes, and tumor behaviors are quite different in Asians and western populations. Objective: This study was designed to survey the clinicopathological aspects of malignant melanoma among Khouzestan people. Patients and Methods: In a retrospective stud...

Malignant melanoma and rubeosis iridis. Histopathological and statistical study.

Histopathological patterns of cutaneous malignant melanoma in Sudan

Objectives: To determine the histopathological patterns of cutaneous malignant melanoma in Sudanese patients. Methods: This is a cross sectional laboratory based descriptive study that included all tissue slides presented during the study period. The tissue blocks and the slides of 55 cases were collected and re-examined by the principal investigator. Results: Males represented 57.1% of the cas...

Histopathological diagnosis of small melanocytic lesions suspicious for malignant melanoma*

The concern about malignant skin neoplasms leads to the excision of smaller lesions. This study on small melanocytic lesions aims to evaluate the range of possible histopathological diagnoses, describe histopathological aspects, and assess the usefulness of serial histological sections. We performed a cross-sectional descriptive histopathological study examining 76 pigmented skin lesions up to ...

Malignant Mucosal Melanoma of the Maxillary Sinus

Sinus mucosal malignant melanoma, is a rare type of melanoma with poor prognosis which is usually occurred in the adults. This is a rare case of a 33-year-old man presenting 2-week-long headache and nasal obstruction with the emphasis on the importance of Immunohistochemical staining to help the diagnosis.