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Reflected light microscopy, alabaster gypsum lacunae
Synonym(s)
Plaster-of-Paris-like lacunae
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The term "lacuna" describes a columnar or trough-like depression or cavernous cavity within a skin lesion viewed dermatoscopically.
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Reflected light microscopy: Lacunar formations in the reflected light plane appear as round, oval, oblong or polycyclic, as if punched out and filled with grey-white gypsum mass.
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In about 30% of malignant melanomas above Clark Level III (pT2), so-called alabaster gypsum-like lacunae are found. The specificity is stated to be over 95%. In the group of benign pigment cell tumours identical changes occur rarely and only in recurrent nevi.
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Fibrous tumor replacement tissue in the lower papillary stratum at the border to the reticular stratum. Above the fibrosis zones, epidermally located, there are often still reticular fragments and/or tumor cell agglomerates.
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- Rhodes AR (1995) Comment on: "Malignant melanoma in epiluminescent microscopy". In: Sober AJ, Fitzpatrick TB (eds) Yearbook of Dermatlogy 1995, Mosby, St.Louis Baltimore Boston
- Schulz H (2002) Reflected light microscopic vital histology. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York