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The Great Impostor: A challenging case of small-cell melanoma with isolated adrenal metastasis

Dipanwita Biswas

Department of Cytology and Gynecological Pathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

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Parikshaa Gupta,

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Parikshaa Gupta

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Department of Cytology and Gynecological Pathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

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Parikshaa Gupta, Department of Cytology and Gynecological Pathology, Research ‘A’ Block, PGIMER, Sector 12, Chandigarh 160012, India.

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Divyesh Kumar,

Divyesh Kumar

Department of Radiotherapy, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

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Mayur Parkhi,

Mayur Parkhi

Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

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Dipanwita Biswas,

Dipanwita Biswas

Department of Cytology and Gynecological Pathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

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Parikshaa Gupta,

Corresponding Author

Parikshaa Gupta

[email protected]

orcid.org/0000-0002-2159-4325

Department of Cytology and Gynecological Pathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

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Parikshaa Gupta, Department of Cytology and Gynecological Pathology, Research ‘A’ Block, PGIMER, Sector 12, Chandigarh 160012, India.

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Divyesh Kumar,

Divyesh Kumar

Department of Radiotherapy, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

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Mayur Parkhi,

Mayur Parkhi

Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

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First published: 07 August 2024

https://doi.org/10.1111/cyt.13433

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Graphical Abstract

Small-cell melanoma masquerading as an adrenal non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

The index report illustrates the deceptive cytomorphologic features of a small cell type malignant melanoma metastatic to the adrenal gland. The diagnosis was confirmed by performing immunocytochemistry on the cell block sections. The key cytomorphologic mimics and their distinctive features have also been highlighted.

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No conflict of interest declared.

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The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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