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45. Nodular melanoma: Difference between revisions

Created page with "'''Staining''': HE '''Organ''': Skin '''Description''': Like the name implies the tumor forms a nodule. The tumor cells are highly atypical, bordering on anaplastic. Some of the tumor cells contain melanin. Tumor cells are present in the epidermis as well. '''Diagnosis''': Nodular melanoma '''Causes''': * Sun exposure '''Theory''': The presence of tumor cells in the epidermis is essential to establish the diagnosis of ''primary'' melanoma. If there were no tumor..."
(Created page with "'''Staining''': HE '''Organ''': Skin '''Description''': Like the name implies the tumor forms a nodule. The tumor cells are highly atypical, bordering on anaplastic. Some of the tumor cells contain melanin. Tumor cells are present in the epidermis as well. '''Diagnosis''': Nodular melanoma '''Causes''': * Sun exposure '''Theory''': The presence of tumor cells in the epidermis is essential to establish the diagnosis of ''primary'' melanoma. If there were no tumor...")
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