International Journal of Medical Investigation
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ESOPHASIAL MELANOSIS
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case report
Esophageal melanosis is a benign clinicopathologic diagnosis which it has been said more common in Asian than western population. In this entity melanin deposition in mucosa with an increased melanocytic proliferation can be realized . Its etiology is unknown but it is doubtful to be one of the precursors of esophageal melanoma . We aimed to represent and review histopathologic features of a case of melanosis. A 80 year old woman with long time history of dyspepsia referred to endoscopy department. There was a past history of reflux disease that under histopathologic evaluation and immunohistochemical staining it turned out to be brownish melanocyte proliferation
Esophageal melanosis is a rare benign histopathologic lesion and it has been suggested as a melanoma precursor. Thus, making an accurate diagnosis and patient follow up are recommended.
Esophagus, Melanocyte, Melanosis, IHC, HMB45, S100.
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Anahita Nosrati
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Assistant professor, department of pathology, Imam Hospital , Mazandaran University of Medical Science, Sari, Iran Medical Science, Sari, Iran.
Zhila Torabizadeh
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Associate professor, department of pathology, Imam Hospital , Mazandaran University of Medical Science, Sari, Iran Medical Science, Sari, Iran.
Shadi Tahvildari
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Residence of pathology ,department of pathology, Imam Hospital , Mazandaran University of Medical Science, Sari, Iran.
Milad Bahari
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Medical Student of Faculty of medicine, student research committee, Mazandaran University Of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran