Case of nodal nevus with melanocytic cell aggregates in the lymphatic hilum: A potential diagnostic pitfall that requires differentiation from metastatic melanoma of the lymph node

J Dermatol. 2020 Jun;47(6):e242-e244. doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.15325. Epub 2020 Mar 22.

Authors

Kohei Ogawa¹, Nobuhiko Kobayashi¹, Fumi Miyagawa¹, Tokiko Nakai², Takaya Fukumoto¹, Yasuhiro Mitsui¹, Eiichi Arai³, Hideo Asada¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan.
² Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan.
³ Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan.

PMID: 32201978
DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.15325

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Axilla
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Lymph Nodes / cytology
Lymph Nodes / pathology*
Lymphatic Metastasis / diagnosis
Melanocytes / pathology*
Melanoma / diagnosis*
Melanoma / pathology
Nevus, Pigmented / diagnosis*
Nevus, Pigmented / pathology
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis
Skin Neoplasms / pathology