Melanocyte-specific transcription factor is not a useful marker for desmoplasticmelanoma.
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Patients with desmoplasticmelanoma typically present with a mass, which is occasionally associated with a pigmented lesion.
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We present the first comprehensive screening study of diagnostic and therapeutic biomarkers in spindle cell and desmoplasticmelanoma.
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S100 remains as the most reliable routine marker to reach the diagnosis of melanoma in spindle cell and desmoplasticmelanoma.
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Background: Desmoplasticmelanoma is an uncommon variant of cutaneous melanoma that mimics soft tissue sarcoma both clinically and morphologically.
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Desmoplasticmelanoma (DM) represents only a small portion of newly diagnosed melanoma cases but can be a significant diagnostic challenge for dermatopathologists.