Dimensionalities: Borderline and intermediate melanocytic neoplasia

The concept of minimal deviation melanoma is presented in diagrammatic form. In this approach, the precursors of melanoma are presented as having two dimensions and melanomas as having three dimensions. In turn, the relativity between dimensionalities and recommendations for treatment (as indirect c...

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Published in:Human pathology 1999-05, Vol.30 (5), p.521-524
Main Author: Reed, Richard J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Dermatology
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Medical sciences
Melanoma - pathology
Skin Neoplasms - pathology
Tumors of the skin and soft tissue. Premalignant lesions
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Summary:The concept of minimal deviation melanoma is presented in diagrammatic form. In this approach, the precursors of melanoma are presented as having two dimensions and melanomas as having three dimensions. In turn, the relativity between dimensionalities and recommendations for treatment (as indirect correlates of prognostications) provides guidelines for the structuring of two major boundaries along the axis of the diagram. Finally, the domains defined by the two boundaries include borderline lesions, intermediate lesions, and “real melanomas.” The lesions in the borderline and intermediate categories qualify as melanocytic neoplasias of indeterminant malignant potential; in these two categories, the predictability of metastases hardly justifies the use of the designation, malignant melanoma.
ISSN:0046-8177
1532-8392
DOI:10.1016/S0046-8177(99)90194-6