Abstract
Myxoid melanoma is characterized by abundant deposits of mucin. Stellate melanocytes are widely scattered in mucinous foci, and the lesion may not be recognizable as a melanocytic one if this change is widespread enough.
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Massi, G., Leboit, P.E. (2004). Myxoid Melanoma. In: Histological Diagnosis of Nevi and Melanoma. Steinkopff, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7985-1943-5_36
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