Application of black salve to a thin melanoma that subsequently progressed to metastatic melanoma: a case study

This is a case study of a female patient diagnosed with superficial spreading melanoma who decided to treat the lesion by the application of a preparation known as black salve. Persistence of the melanoma was documented five years later with subsequent evidence of metastatic spread to the regional l...

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Autores principales: Sivyer, Graham W., Rosendahl, Cliff
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Derm101.com 2014
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Observation
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4132006/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25126466
http://dx.doi.org/10.5826/dpc.0403a16
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description This is a case study of a female patient diagnosed with superficial spreading melanoma who decided to treat the lesion by the application of a preparation known as black salve. Persistence of the melanoma was documented five years later with subsequent evidence of metastatic spread to the regional lymph nodes, lungs, liver, subcutaneous tissues and musculature. A literature search has revealed one other case study of the use of black salve for the treatment of melanoma.
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spelling pubmed-41320062014-08-14 Application of black salve to a thin melanoma that subsequently progressed to metastatic melanoma: a case study Sivyer, Graham W. Rosendahl, Cliff Dermatol Pract Concept Observation This is a case study of a female patient diagnosed with superficial spreading melanoma who decided to treat the lesion by the application of a preparation known as black salve. Persistence of the melanoma was documented five years later with subsequent evidence of metastatic spread to the regional lymph nodes, lungs, liver, subcutaneous tissues and musculature. A literature search has revealed one other case study of the use of black salve for the treatment of melanoma. Derm101.com 2014-07-31 /pmc/articles/PMC4132006/ /pubmed/25126466 http://dx.doi.org/10.5826/dpc.0403a16 Text en Copyright: ©2014 Sivyer 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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Application of black salve to a thin melanoma that subsequently progressed to metastatic melanoma: a case study
title Application of black salve to a thin melanoma that subsequently progressed to metastatic melanoma: a case study
title_full Application of black salve to a thin melanoma that subsequently progressed to metastatic melanoma: a case study
title_fullStr Application of black salve to a thin melanoma that subsequently progressed to metastatic melanoma: a case study
title_full_unstemmed Application of black salve to a thin melanoma that subsequently progressed to metastatic melanoma: a case study
title_short Application of black salve to a thin melanoma that subsequently progressed to metastatic melanoma: a case study
title_sort application of black salve to a thin melanoma that subsequently progressed to metastatic melanoma: a case study
topic Observation
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4132006/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25126466
http://dx.doi.org/10.5826/dpc.0403a16
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