Pigmented Epithelioid Melanocytoma (PEM)/Animal Type Melanoma (ATM): Quest for an Origin. Report of One Unusual Case Indicating Follicular Origin and Another Arising in an Intradermal Nevus

Pigmented Epithelioid Melanocytoma (PEM)/Animal Type Melanoma (ATM): Quest for an Origin. Report of One Unusual Case Indicating Follicular Origin and Another Arising in an Intradermal Nevus

Pigmented epithelioid melanocytoma (PEM) is a tumor encompassing epithelioid blue nevus of Carney complex (EBN of CNC) and was previously termed animal-type melanoma. Histologically PEMs are heavily pigmented spindled and epithelioid dermal melanocytic tumors with infiltrative borders, however, thei...

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Main Authors: Ashley Tarasen, J. Andrew Carlson, M. Kathryn Leonard, Glenn Merlino, David Kaetzel, Andrzej T. Slominski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-08-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
melanocytes
melanoma
hair follicle
hair follicle stem cell
melanin pigment
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/18/8/1769

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