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CYTODIAGNOSIS OF MALIGNANT MELANOMA BY THE TOUCH‐FLUORESCENCE METHOD

T Morishima, S Kanematsu, E Fukada, Shigeru Hanawa, Noriyasu Nagashima

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ABSTRACT Two cases of primary cutaneous melanoma with a granulomatous lesion were examined by the touch‐fluorescence method. This method makes it possible to demonstrate the melanogenic activity of melanoma cells within 30 minutes. The present study indicated that the touch‐fluorescence method using preparations from the outer surface of a lesion is helpful in preoperative diagnosis of malignant melanoma and that the same method using preparations from the cut surface is valuable in quick diagnosis of melanoma during surgery.

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ABSTRACT Two cases of primary cutaneous melanoma with a granulomatous lesion were examined by the touch‐fluorescence method. This method makes it possible to demonstrate the melanogenic activity of melanoma cells within 30 minutes. The present study indicated that the touch‐fluorescence method using preparations from the outer surface of a lesion is helpful in preoperative diagnosis of malignant melanoma and that the same method using preparations from the cut surface is valuable in quick diagnosis of melanoma during surgery.

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ABSTRACT Two cases of primary cutaneous melanoma with a granulomatous lesion were examined by the touch‐fluorescence method. This method makes it possible to demonstrate the melanogenic activity of melanoma cells within 30 minutes. The present study indicated that the touch‐fluorescence method using preparations from the outer surface of a lesion is helpful in preoperative diagnosis of malignant melanoma and that the same method using preparations from the cut surface is valuable in quick diagnosis of melanoma during surgery.

Key concepts: Melanoma, Lesion, Melanoma diagnosis, Medicine, Fluorescence, Pathology, Dermatology, Radiology

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