OBJECTIVE Recent studies indicate that WT1 and Bcl2 protein are detected in melanocytic lesions of the skin. We examined, for the first time, WT1 and Bcl2 expression in a variety of conjunctival melanocytic lesions to evaluate their diagnostic utility compared with other melanocytic markers. METHODS Protein expression and localization of WT1 and Bcl2 were studied by means of immunolabeling an...

Although common acquired melanocytic nevi are largely benign, they are probably one of the most common indications for cosmetic surgery encountered by dermatologists. With recent advances, noninvasive tools can largely determine the potential for malignancy, although they cannot supplant histology. Although surgical shave excision with its myriad modifications has been in vogue for decades, the...

Background: Although cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) is known to be upregulated in certain cancers, its spatial expression pattern melanocytic tumors has remained unknown. Objective: To characterize CDK2 benign and malignant proliferations. Methods: We performed immunohistochemistry (IHC) on normal skin a tumor panel comprising over 200 congenital nevi, dysplastic melanomas situ, invasive mela...

Background:Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer (NMSC), the most prevalent types being Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) and Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC), is the most common type of malignancy in human beings. These neoplasms are more frequent in the elderly and fair skinned people and mainly occur on sun-exposed sites of the body. Ultraviolet B (UVB) has a wel...

BACKGROUND Telomerase plays a role in the immortalization of cells and carcinogenesis. Previous studies have yielded conflicting results on whether human telomerase RNA (hTER) expression differs in nevi, atypical nevi and melanomas using polymerase chain reaction-based telomeric repeat amplification protocol or in situ hybridization assays. The aim of this study was to evaluate human telomerase...

In glabrous skin, nevi and melanomas exhibit pigmented stripes during clinical dermoscopic examination. They find their origin in the basal layer geometry which periodically exhibits ridges, alternatively large (limiting ridges) and thin (intermediate ridges). However, nevus and melanoma lesions differ by the localization of the pigmented stripes along furrows or ridges of the epidermis surface...

I have read—in sufficient detail I believe—the article by Morales-Callaghan et al1 on atypical melanocytic nevi without actually finding a definition of typical melanocytic nevus. If there are atypical cases of such nevi, it is to be supposed that they differ in some way from typical, and by extension habitual or common, ones. In addition, according to Table 1 of the aforementioned article, of ...

It is already known that some typical dermoscopic patterns seen in melanocytic nevi on the sole have their own favorite site. In the weight-bearing area, melanocytic nevi with a parallel furrow pattern were preferentially observed. Those with a lattice-like pattern were observed in the arch area, whereas those with a crista reticulated pattern were seen in the border area. To investigate the re...

Even though surface morphology is always taken into account when assessing clinically pigmented skin lesions, it is not captured by most modern imaging systems using digital imaging. Our aim is to develop a novel three-dimensional (3D) imaging technique to record detailed information of the surface anatomy of melanocytic lesions that will enable improved classification through digital imaging. ...