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1 Tracking skin cancers and melanoma at the microscopic level Rosalie Elenitsas, M.D. Professor of Dermatology Director of Dermatopathology Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania May 12, 2017

2 Outline Introduction: Dermatopathology Laboratory Processing of Skin Biopsy Melanoma under the microscope

3 Dermatopathology Evaluation of skin biopsies under a microscope

4 Harry Potter and Invisibility Cloak

5 Dermatopathologist Evaluates skin biopsies under microscope TRAINING 4 years medical school 1 year internship 3 years in residency in dermatology or pathology 1 or 2 years in dermatopathology fellowship training

6 What happens to your skin biopsy after your doctor removes a mole?

7 Accessioning: The first stop in Lab

8 Accessioning Confirm bottle and paperwork match Assign bar code

9 Accessioning: Check quality of specimen

10 Grossing: skin taken out of bottle

11 Grossing: measuring the skin

12 Grossing: cut skin into smaller pieces

13 Place skin into plastic cassette

14 Cassettes placed into Tissue Processor

15 The water is gradually removed from the skin Tissue processing

16 Embedding: skin put into paraffin wax

17 Tissue in a cassette filled with paraffin wax

18 Cassettes put on ice to harden the wax

19 Microtomy: cut skin into very thin layers

20 Microtome holding a cassette

21 Microtome holding a cassette

22 Cutting tissue into ultra-thin sections

23 Tissue is put onto a glass slide

24

25 Slides put on a stainer

26 Slides after being stained

27 Technician checks for quality

28 Dermatopathologists evaluate slides

29 Clerical staff help prepare reports and verify insurance information

30 Total time? Average 1 week May be longer 2 weeks Need for special studies Need for consultation with other pathologists

31 Pathology Diagnosis of Melanoma Can be very difficult Not straightforward like some tests Pathologists may disagree on diagnosis Occasionally multiple opinions are needed

32 Consensus Conference

33 Dermatopathology Faculty Dr. Faizan Alawi Dr. Emily Chu Dr. John Seykora Dr. Paul Haun Dr. Carrie Kovarik Dr. Rosalie Elenitsas Dr. Adam Rubin

34 Role of Dermatopathology Make melanoma diagnosis Provide information about prognosis

35 Epidermis Papillary dermis Dermis Reticular dermis Subcutaneous Fat

36 Epidermis Dermis papillary (top) reticular (bottom) Subcutaneous Fat

37 Normal skin Sun damaged skin

38 Cells of the Epidermis Keratinocytes Melanocyte

39 Development of skin cancer Melanocyte melanoma Keratinocyte squamous cell carcinoma Blood vessel angiosarcoma Muscle leiomyosarcoma Fat liposarcoma

40 Development of Melanoma Most melanomas begin in the epidermis, the top layer of the skin

41 Clark Level of Invasion How deep melanoma extends into the skin Level I, II, III, IV, V

42 Normal skin Epidermis Papillary dermis Reticular dermis Subcutaneous Fat

43 Melanoma in situ, Clark level I Epidermis Papillary dermis Reticular dermis Subcutaneous Fat

44 Melanoma in situ: Level I

45 Level II Epidermis Papillary dermis Reticular dermis Subcutaneous Fat

46 Level III Epidermis Papillary dermis Reticular dermis Subcutaneous Fat

47 Level IV Epidermis Papillary dermis Reticular dermis Subcutaneous Fat

48 Level V Epidermis Papillary dermis Reticular dermis Subcutaneous Fat

49 Breslow Thickness Measures the thickness of the melanoma using an ocular micrometer (ruler in the microscope) Measure from the top of the skin (epidermis) to the deepest tumor cell Measure in millimeters 25.4 millimeters = 1 inch

50 Breslow Thickness (millimeters) Epidermis Papillary dermis Reticular dermis Subcutaneous Fat

51 Breslow Thickness (millimeters)

52 Ulceration: Absence of epidermis

53 Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes Melanoma lymphocytes

54 Lymphatic/vascular invasion

55 Mitosis: tumor cells dividing

56 Pathology Report for Melanoma Melanoma subtype Growth phase Level of invasion (Clark) Thickness (Breslow) Site on body Ulceration AJCC tumor stage Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes Mitotic count Regression Pre-existing mole Neurotropism Lymphatic invasion Satellite lesions

57 An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. Benjamin Franklin

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