Clinical guidelines for the recognition of melanoma of the foot and nail unit

Malignant melanoma is a life threatening skin tumour which may arise on the foot. The prognosis for the condition is good when lesions are diagnosed and treated early. However, lesions arising on the soles and within the nail unit can be difficult to recognise leading to delays in diagnosis. These g...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bristow, Ivan R, de Berker, David AR, Acland, Katharine M, Turner, Richard J, Bowling, Jonathan
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2987777/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21040565
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-3-25
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Sumario:Malignant melanoma is a life threatening skin tumour which may arise on the foot. The prognosis for the condition is good when lesions are diagnosed and treated early. However, lesions arising on the soles and within the nail unit can be difficult to recognise leading to delays in diagnosis. These guidelines have been drafted to alert health care practitioners to the early signs of the disease so an early diagnosis can be sought.

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