Pandiar Deepak, Basheer Shaini, Shameena P M, Sudha S, Dhana Lakshmi J
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Government Dental College, Kozhikode, Kerala 673008, India.
Case Rep Dent. 2013;2013:924573. doi: 10.1155/2013/924573. Epub 2013 Feb 25.
Amelanotic melanoma (AM) presents a diagnostic challenge due to its wide clinical presentations, lack of pigmentation, and varied histological appearances. Immunohistochemistry plays a crucial role in the diagnosis of these lesions. Amelanotic melanoma of oral mucosa is an uncommon lesion. We report a case of a 50-year-old male patient with a growth on the anterior mandibular gingiva of seven-month duration. In the present case, histologically, the tumour resembled a granular cell lesion, which has not been reported previously in AM. Diagnosis was possible by a sequential panel of immunohistochemical markers, of which finally vimentin, S100, HMB45, and Melan-A were positive. The tumor was surgically excised, and postsurgical radiotherapy was given.
无色素性黑色素瘤(AM)因其广泛的临床表现、缺乏色素沉着以及多样的组织学表现而带来诊断挑战。免疫组织化学在这些病变的诊断中起着关键作用。口腔黏膜无色素性黑色素瘤是一种罕见病变。我们报告一例50岁男性患者,其下颌前部牙龈肿物持续7个月。在本病例中,组织学上肿瘤类似颗粒细胞瘤,这在无色素性黑色素瘤中此前未见报道。通过一系列免疫组化标志物最终确诊,其中波形蛋白、S100、HMB45和Melan - A呈阳性。肿瘤经手术切除,并给予术后放疗。