Synonym(s)
eosinophilic globes
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Cloddy, eosinophilic globules consisting of parts of the basement membrane and laminin as well as type IV and VII collagen.
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The histological detection of Kamino-bodies is an important diagnostic criterion for the Spitz nevus. S.a. spitzoides malignant melanoma
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- LeBoit PE (2001) Kamino bodies: what they may mean. Am J Dermatopathol 23: 374-377
- Wesselmann U et al (1998) Eosinophilic globules in acute nevi: no evidence for apoptosis. At J Dermatopathol 20: 551-554
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer