Cellular Classification of Melanoma

Following is a list of clinicopathologic cellular subtypes of malignant melanoma. These should be considered descriptive terms of historic interest only as they do not have independent prognostic or therapeutic significance.

• Superficial spreading.
• Nodular.
• Lentigo maligna.
• Acral lentiginous (palmar/plantar and subungual).
• Miscellaneous unusual types:
  • Mucosal lentiginous (oral and genital).
  • Desmoplastic.
  • Verrucous.