Difference between revisions of "Satellitosis"
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==General== | ==General== | ||
*Uncommon.<ref name=pmid19224283/> | *Uncommon.<ref name=pmid19224283/> | ||
*Poor prognosticator | *Poor prognosticator. | ||
**Melanoma.<ref name=pmid19224283>{{Cite journal | last1 = Kimsey | first1 = TF. | last2 = Cohen | first2 = T. | last3 = Patel | first3 = A. | last4 = Busam | first4 = KJ. | last5 = Brady | first5 = MS. | title = Microscopic satellitosis in patients with primary cutaneous melanoma: implications for nodal basin staging. | journal = Ann Surg Oncol | volume = 16 | issue = 5 | pages = 1176-83 | month = May | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1245/s10434-009-0350-7 | PMID = 19224283 }}</ref> | |||
**[[Hepatocellular carcinoma]].<ref name=pmid22713659>PMID 22713659</ref> | |||
==Gross== | ==Gross== | ||
Revision as of 15:32, 25 February 2016
Satellitosis is the presence of separate tumour nodules that are close to the tumour.
General
- Uncommon.[1]
- Poor prognosticator.
- Melanoma.[1]
- Hepatocellular carcinoma.[2]
Gross
- Should be <2 cm from the tumour.[3]
Note:
- Tumour nodules further away are in-transit metastases.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kimsey, TF.; Cohen, T.; Patel, A.; Busam, KJ.; Brady, MS. (May 2009). "Microscopic satellitosis in patients with primary cutaneous melanoma: implications for nodal basin staging.". Ann Surg Oncol 16 (5): 1176-83. doi:10.1245/s10434-009-0350-7. PMID 19224283.
- ↑ PMID 22713659
- ↑ URL: http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?cdrid=634128. Accessed on: 28 March 2012.