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Karger Publishers, Dermatopathology, 1(8), p. 25-28, 2021

DOI: 10.3390/dermatopathology8010004

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Atypical Fibroxanthoma-Like Amelanotic Melanoma: A Diagnostic Challenge

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Abstract

Atypical fibroxanthoma-like amelanotic melanoma is a very rare variant of melanoma that can, if not correctly recognized and framed, lead to diagnostic errors that can potentially cause problems of extreme relevance to patients. Correct knowledge of this entity and the execution of adequate immunohistochemical investigations are the basic conditions for the correct management of this lesion. We report on a case of atypical fibroxanthoma-like amelanotic melanoma, which clinically simulated a fibrohistiocytic lesion, and which created differential diagnostic problems, and finally, we conduct a short review of the literature.