Aberrant CD68 expression is a rare pitfall in the diagnosis of primary amelanotic malignant melanoma in ascites fluid

Cytopathology. 2016 Aug;27(4):295-6. doi: 10.1111/cyt.12269. Epub 2015 Sep 25.

Authors

J Krugmann¹, W Sterlacci¹, L Veits¹, M Vieth¹, R J Rieker², T Altmann³, T Sokolowski⁴, F Fend⁵

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Pathology, Klinikum Bayreuth GmbH, Bayreuth, Germany.
² Institute of Pathology, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
³ Clinic for Haematology/Oncology, LMU München, Munich, Germany.
⁴ General Practitioner, Munich, Germany.
⁵ Institute of Pathology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.

PMID: 26407839
DOI: 10.1111/cyt.12269

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Antigens, CD / biosynthesis*
Antigens, CD / genetics
Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic / biosynthesis*
Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic / genetics
Ascitic Fluid / metabolism
Ascitic Fluid / pathology
Cytodiagnosis*
Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
Humans
Male
Melanoma, Amelanotic / diagnosis*
Melanoma, Amelanotic / genetics
Melanoma, Amelanotic / pathology
S100 Proteins / biosynthesis*
S100 Proteins / genetics

Substances

Antigens, CD
Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic
CD68 antigen, human
S100 Proteins