K Ram babu¹, Sudhir Kumar Vujhini², N Vivekanand³, V Leela rani⁴, Rakesh Uppu⁵

<sup>1DNB(Pathology), Grade II Specialist, Department of Pathology, ESIC Model Hospital, Nacharam, Hyderabad , 2Assistant Professor of Transfusion Medicine, NIMS, Hyderabad 3Associate Professor of Pathology, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, 4 Grade II Specialist, Department of Pathology, ESIC Super Speciality Hospital, Hyderabad, 5 Senior Resident,Department of General Surgery, ESIC Model Hospital, Nacharam, Hyderabad.Telangana.

Address for correspondence: Dr.K.Rambabu, H.No 312/2 RT,Saidabad colony,Hyderabad – 59. Telangana. India.

Email: krambaabu@gmail.com</sup>

Introduction: Malignant Melanoma is an uncommon case in cytology and it can mimic mesenchymal lesions if spindle cell component predominates. The differential diagnosis can be narrowed in its favor if proper protocol of examination and assessment is followed. Retrospective analysis also helps in some cases.

Keywords : Skin, Malignant Melanoma, Fine needle aspiration cytology