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Halo naevus or malignant melanoma: A case report

This is a report describing the case of a 66-year-old male with development of halo naevi. A biopsy of one of these naevi revealed a malignant melanoma with extensive regression. The purpose of this report is to identify that development of halo naevi outside of childhood or adolescence should raise...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Langford, Matthew A., Al-Ghazal, Sharif K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7061544/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32158818
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpra.2018.03.003
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Sumario:This is a report describing the case of a 66-year-old male with development of halo naevi. A biopsy of one of these naevi revealed a malignant melanoma with extensive regression. The purpose of this report is to identify that development of halo naevi outside of childhood or adolescence should raise suspicion and may require biopsy.