Malignant melanoma in a 9 year old Sri Lankan girl mimicking pyogenic granuloma
By: R R Ranawaka, P Abeygunasekara, H S Weerakoon and M Udukala
Abstract
Malignant melanoma is rare in pigmented skin. Rarely it can resemble a Spitz naevus or a pyogenic granuloma. A nine year old girl presented with a pigmented pedunculated lump at the right medial thigh, which morphologically resembled pyogenic granuloma. However its histo-pathology was consistent with diagnosis of malignant melanoma, nodular type, Clarke's level IV, involving deep margins. Further immunohistochemical assay of S100 was positive.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/sljd.v16i1.166 | Journal eISSN: 1391-2771
Language: English
Page range: 30 - 32
Published on: Dec 1, 2014
Published by: Sri Lanka College of Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2014 R R Ranawaka, P Abeygunasekara, H S Weerakoon, M Udukala, published by Sri Lanka College of Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine
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