Kamino-bodies

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

All authors of this article

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Dieser Artikel auf Deutsch

Synonym(s)

eosinophilic globes

Requires free registration (medical professionals only)

Please login to access all articles, images, and functions.

Our content is available exclusively to medical professionals. If you have already registered, please login. If you haven't, you can register for free (medical professionals only).


Requires free registration (medical professionals only)

Please complete your registration to access all articles and images.

To gain access, you must complete your registration. You either haven't confirmed your e-mail address or we still need proof that you are a member of the medical profession.

Finish your registration now

DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Cloddy, eosinophilic globules consisting of parts of the basement membrane and laminin as well as type IV and VII collagen.

General informationThis section has been translated automatically.

The histological detection of Kamino-bodies is an important diagnostic criterion for the Spitz nevus. S.a. spitzoides malignant melanoma

LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.

  1. LeBoit PE (2001) Kamino bodies: what they may mean. Am J Dermatopathol 23: 374-377
  2. Wesselmann U et al (1998) Eosinophilic globules in acute nevi: no evidence for apoptosis. At J Dermatopathol 20: 551-554

Authors

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer