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Amelanotic metastatic cutaneous melanoma

Authors :
Marcela Sena Teixeira Mendes
Mariana Carvalho Costa
Ciro Martins Gomes
Lisley Calixto de Araújo
Gustavo Henrique Soares Takano
Source :
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, Vol 88, Iss 6, Pp 989-991 (2013)
Publication Year :
2013
Publisher :
Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2013.

Abstract

Dermatoscopy of melanocytic lesions has guided the decision of when or not to biopsy a lesion. The use of this tool has increased clinical examination's sensitivity and specificity in 89% and 96% respectively. However, dermatoscopic evaluation of amelanotic or hypomelanotic melanomas, as well as metastases, can be difficult. There is still no standardization for the analysis of these pathologies, which relies mostly on their vascular pattern. We describe the dermatoscopy of acral metastatic amelanotic melanoma.

Details

Language :
English, Portuguese
ISSN :
03650596 and 18064841
Volume :
88
Issue :
6
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.84b3cb01d28841f0bbd4090e1b822461
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20132206