Giant lung metastasis of NRAS-mutant melanoma in a 24-year-old patient with a history of BRAF-mutant conventional melanoma harboring Spitzoid morphology: a case report

Giant lung metastasis of NRAS-mutant melanoma in a 24-year-old patient with a history of BRAF-mutant conventional melanoma harboring Spitzoid morphology: a case report

Abstract Background Spitzoid melanocytic lesions represent a heterogeneous group of proliferations with ambiguous and overlapping terminology. The exact distinction of a Spitz nevus from a Spitzoid melanoma can be very difficult or, in some cases, impossible. Among the Spitzoid lesions, there is a l...

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Main Authors: Jiri Vachtenheim, Roman Kodet, Ondrej Fischer, Vitezslav Kolek, Zuzana Strizova, Andrej Ozaniak, Jan Simonek, Alan Stolz, Jiri Pozniak, Jan Kolarik, Monika Svorcova, Robert Lischke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Diagnostic Pathology
Subjects:
Spitz nevus
Atypical spitz tumour
Spitzoid melanoma
Conventional melanoma
Metastasis
Molecular analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13000-020-01046-3

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