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Aims
Tumours of the cutaneous adnexa arise from, or differentiate towards, structures in normal skin such as hair follicles, sweat ducts/glands, sebaceous glands or a combination of these elements. This class of neoplasms includes benign tumours and highly aggressive carcinomas. Adnexal tumours often present as solitary sporadic lesions, but can herald the presence of an inherited tumour syndrome...
Primary cutaneous and mucosal melanoma shows a wide histological spectrum. The correct diagnosis depends upon the demonstration of melanocytic differentiation by recognition of an associated in‐situ component or immunohistochemical evidence of a melanocytic phenotype using conventional melanocytic markers, such as S‐100, SOX10, Melan‐A and HMB‐45. Exceptionally, melanomas lose their melanocytic phenotype,...