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A tiny invasive melanoma: a case report with dermatoscopy and dermatopathology
We present a case of an early invasive melanoma (Breslow thickness 0.25 mm), 1.6 mm in diameter on the arm of a 38-year-old woman. She was under surveillance due to having multiple (>100) nevi, and the melanoma was assessed as a new lesion by the examining doctor. Clinically the lesion was hyper-...
Autores principales: | , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Derm101.com
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3663398/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23785644 http://dx.doi.org/10.5826/dpc.0302a06 |
Sumario: | We present a case of an early invasive melanoma (Breslow thickness 0.25 mm), 1.6 mm in diameter on the arm of a 38-year-old woman. She was under surveillance due to having multiple (>100) nevi, and the melanoma was assessed as a new lesion by the examining doctor. Clinically the lesion was hyper-pigmented compared with surrounding nevi and dermatoscopically it had a clue of pseudopods/lines radial, but they were arranged in an arguably symmetrical circumferential pattern around a structureless blue-gray center. Generally melanomas are expected to be dermatoscopically asymmetrical, but we believe that this case illustrates the fact that small melanomas may be recognized by clues such as pseudopods/lines radial and dermatoscopic gray even when they have not yet developed unequivocal asymmetry. |
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