Dermoscopic findings in a collision tumor composed of a dermatofibroma and a melanocytic nevus mimicking melanoma

Collision tumors consist of two different neoplasms occurring concurrently in the same lesion. This association has been described for both benign and malignant neoplasms that may be difficult to identify. Therefore, dermoscopy is a valuable tool to make a correct diagnosis. We report a very unusual...

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Autores principales: Marcucci, Carolina, Sabban, Emilia Cohen, Friedman, Paula, Peralta, Rosario, Marull, Ricardo Sánchez, Cabo, Horacio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Derm101.com 2015
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Observation
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4667603/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26693091
http://dx.doi.org/10.5826/dpc.0504a12
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Sumario:Collision tumors consist of two different neoplasms occurring concurrently in the same lesion. This association has been described for both benign and malignant neoplasms that may be difficult to identify. Therefore, dermoscopy is a valuable tool to make a correct diagnosis. We report a very unusual collision tumor composed of both a dermatofibroma and a melanocytic nevus mimicking melanoma.

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