Skin, melanoma
Object numberGC.6820
TitleSkin, melanoma
DescriptionWet specimen.
A portion of skin, with the subcutaneous tissue, showing a melanoma, from an adult from whom a pigmented wart had been previously excised.
Around a central depressed cicatrix part of which shows deep pigmentation, a smooth, rounded, yellowish, raised margin indicates neoplasmic infiltration and passes circumferentially into a whitish infiltration of the neighbouring skin. Beyond the cicatricial portion a flattened, pigmented area and a pigmented, somewhat pedunculated tumour indicate extension of the melanoma. On section the cicatricial portion of the skin is much increased in thickness, appears dense and shows localized pigmentation.
Production date 1925
Object nameSKIN, subcutaneous tissue
Object categoryAnatomical, specimen
Dimensions
- Jar Height: 12 cm
Width: 5 cm
Depth: 4.5 cm