Selected benign cutaneous lesions that may simulate melanoma histologically

Because cutaneous melanomas manifest a wide spectrum of clinical and pathologic presentations, several other lesions enter into their differential diagnosis. This review considers those entities, including melanocytic hyperplasia, cellular nodules in congenital nevi, atypical lentiginous melanocytic proliferations, “special site” nevi, epithelioid histiocytoma, neurothekeoma, cellular schwannoma, and proliferating scars.
Source: Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology - Category: Pathology Authors: Source Type: research