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04 February 2023: Articles

Malignant Melanoma Arising from Esophageal Melanosis and Synchronous with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Rare disease

Yoshihiro Ota E* , Kenichi Iwasaki B , Kenta Miyoshi B , Masaya Enomoto B , Tesshi Yamada G , Yuichi Nagakawa A

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.938617

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e938617

Figure 4. (A) Tumor cells with nucleoli and swelling anisocytosis of different sizes densely proliferating in sheet-like and large-sized follicle-like forms. The lesion was accompanied by the deposition of melanin pigment. Cellular proliferation of melanocytes was observed on the intraepithelial basal side of the melanoma around the tumor, but no development of malignant melanoma was observed (hematoxylin and eosin, ×20). (B) Immunohistochemical staining for MelanA was positive (×200). (C) Immunohistochemical staining for HMB45 was positive (×200). (D) Immunohistochemical staining for S100 was positive (×200).

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923