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Ultrastructural studies were carried out on the invasive nodule of forty malignant melanomas. The findings support the concept that the fine structure of lentigo maligna melanoma is often characteristic, and differs from that of superficial spreading and nodular melanoma. The melanosomes in lentigo maligna melanoma are usually ellipsoidal and resemble those of normal melanocytes, whereas the melanosomes in superficial spreading and nodular melanoma are most often spheroidal and abnormal in appearance. Superficial spreading and nodular melanomas cannot be distinguished reliably by their ultrastructure. Melanosomal appearances could not be related to the presence of a pre-existing naevus or the depth of invasion of the tumour nodule.
Br J Dermatol 1978 Mar
PMID:Cellular fine structure in the invasive nodules of different histogenetic types of malignant melanoma. 63 37

An autosomal dominant genodermatosis that is characterized by painful callosities develops over pressure points. Histologically, these lesions are similar to epidermal nevi.
Arch Dermatol 1978 Apr
PMID:Hereditary painful callosities. 64 76

Distinctive melanocytic moles are described in 37 patients from six melanoma families. Among the family members examined by the authors, 15 of 17 patients with melanoma and 22 of 41 nonmelanoma relatives had the unique moles. The clinical and histological features of these moles have been designated the "B-K mole syndrome." The clinical features of the syndrome include the presence of less than 10 to greater than 100 moles prominent of the upper trunk and extremities, and variability of mole size (5 mm to 15 mm), outline, and color combination. Histologically, B-K moles show atypical melanocytic hyperplasia, lymphocytic infiltration, delicate fibroplasia, and new blood vessels that occur within a compound nevus or de novo. The transformation of two B-K moles into malignant melanomas was documented photographically.
Arch Dermatol 1978 May
PMID:Origin of familial malignant melanomas from heritable melanocytic lesions. 'The B-K mole syndrome'. 64 94

A 41-year-old man developed squamous-cell carcinoma within a verrucous nevus of linear distribution of a long duration. Controversial cases have been reported in the literature. Such malignant change in verrucous nevus is extremely rare.
Int J Dermatol 1978 Apr
PMID:Malignant change in a verrucous nevus. 64 51

A 59-year-old woman had thick plaques of leukoplakia on the tongue bilaterally. The condition was initially diagnosed by biopsy as a white-sponge nevus. A second biopsy of a suspicious area on the right side showed squamous-cell carcinoma two years later. It is speculated that prednisone therapy for steroid-dependent intrinsic asthma may have caused a loss of "immunologic surveillance," which permitted development of malignancy in a previously benign condition.
J Dermatol Surg Oncol 1978 Jun
PMID:Oral squamous-cell carcinoma within a white-sponge nevus. 65

Speckled lentiginous nevus is, we feel, a distinctive nevocytic disorder and a clinical variety of nevus-cell nevus. The speckled areas show varying histological patterns that range from nevus incipiens to junctional and compound nevi. The background shows histological features of lentigo simplex. It is our contention that speckled lentiginous nevus should be separated from nevus spilus and nevus spilus tardus (Becker's), which we consider to be variants of epidermal nevus.
Arch Dermatol 1978 Jun
PMID:Speckled lentiginous nevus. 66 25

Noonan's syndrome is a multisystem syndrome that has received little attention in the dermatologic literature, although there are numerous cutaneous manifestations that have been described. A typical case of Noonan's syndrome is presented. Clinical findings in this patient included short stature, curly scalp hair, prominent ears, hypertelorism, webbing of the neck, cubitus valgus, pigmented nevi, stasis dermatitis, and plantar hyperkeratosis. The latter two findings have not been previously reported in Noonan's syndrome. We urge that dermatologists become more aware of this syndrome to document the spectrum of changes that may occur in Noonan's syndrome.
Arch Dermatol 1978 Jun
PMID:Cutaneous manifestations of Noonan's syndrome. 66 30

Melanoma specific protein is immunologically related to altered naevus cell cytoplasm. It is excreted by patients with malignant melanoma but in no other malignancy. The protein has been detected in patients with actively developing halo naevi but not when repigmentation is taking place. It also occurs in patients with very active vitiligo but in no other pigment condition we have studied. It is suggested that the protein is a marker of active destruction of naevus cells by immune mechanisms and that the release of toxic materials during this immune reaction may be responsible for the production of the halo phenomenon and for the areas of vitiligo that may be seen elsewhere on the skin.
Br J Dermatol 1978 Jun
PMID:Melanoma specific protein: occurrence in the urine of patients with halo naevus and vitiligo. 67 52

A patient is presented with a rigid cavus deformity associated with a painful linear keratotic lesion on the lateral plantar border. A unilateral zosteriform lentiginous naevus is found on the same side as the foot deformity. Electrodiagnostic evaluation suggests the presence of a non-specific neuromuscular process on the affected side. This association has not previously been reported.
Br J Dermatol 1978 Jun
PMID:Zosteriform lentiginous naevus with ipsilateral rigid cavus foot. 67 56

According to a popular system of classification, the term ichthyosis hystrix denotes an organoid epidermal nevus composed of hyperkeratotic papules with a bilateral distribution. Our patient had dramatic disfiguring epidermal changes of this type covering nearly all of her body. Although this abnormality began at the age of 2, she does not exhibit any of the various neurological or skeletal derangements that have been reported to be associated with the condition.
Arch Dermatol 1978 Jul
PMID:Ichthyosis hystrix. 68 27


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