Tangential Biopsy Thickness versus Lesion Depth in Longitudinal Melanonychia: A Pilot Study

Longitudinal melanonychia can be caused by melanocyte activation (hypermelanosis) or proliferation (lentigo, nevus or melanoma). Histopathologic examination is mandatory for suspicious cases of melanomas. Tangential biopsy of the matrix is an elegant technique avoiding nail plate dystrophy, but it w...

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Autores principales: Di Chiacchio, Nilton, Loureiro, Walter Refkalefsky, Michalany, Nilceo Schwery, Kezam Gabriel, Felipe Veiga
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3312251/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22496683
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/353864

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