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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-...

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Autores principales: Pellizzari, Gary, Magee, Jill, Weedon, David, Rosendahl, Cliff
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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
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description 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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spelling pubmed-36633982013-06-19 A tiny invasive melanoma: a case report with dermatoscopy and dermatopathology Pellizzari, Gary Magee, Jill Weedon, David Rosendahl, Cliff Dermatol Pract Concept Dermatoscopy and Skin Imaging 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. Derm101.com 2013-04-30 /pmc/articles/PMC3663398/ /pubmed/23785644 http://dx.doi.org/10.5826/dpc.0302a06 Text en Copyright: ©2013 Pellizzari et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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A tiny invasive melanoma: a case report with dermatoscopy and dermatopathology
title A tiny invasive melanoma: a case report with dermatoscopy and dermatopathology
title_full A tiny invasive melanoma: a case report with dermatoscopy and dermatopathology
title_fullStr A tiny invasive melanoma: a case report with dermatoscopy and dermatopathology
title_full_unstemmed A tiny invasive melanoma: a case report with dermatoscopy and dermatopathology
title_short A tiny invasive melanoma: a case report with dermatoscopy and dermatopathology
title_sort tiny invasive melanoma: a case report with dermatoscopy and dermatopathology
topic Dermatoscopy and Skin Imaging
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3663398/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.5826/dpc.0302a06
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