Cytological features of melanoma in exfoliative fluid specimens

Rajmohan Murali; Noel T. Loughman; Paul McKenzie; Geoffrey F. Watson; John F. Thompson; Richard A Scolyer

doi:10.1136/jcp.2009.065599

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In fluid specimens, reactive mesothelial cells and histiocytes may mimic epithelioid melanoma cells. Awareness of the morphological features and diagnostic pitfalls of melanoma in fluids is necessary to avoid the potentially serious consequences of misdiagnosis.

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