Pathological Anatomy. Atlas of Macroscopic Specimens - Part 1. General Pathological Processes - A. M. Romanyuk 2016
Morphology of Tumor Growth
Skin Melanoma
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Skin melanoma
The specimen shows a tumor with pigmented brown borders. The tumor surface is gray and ulcerated. The margins of tumor growth are absent. Histological examination reveals signs of cellular and tissue atypia of the melanin-producing tissue, which contains a small amount of pigment.
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