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Melanoma developed during pregnancy - A case report

Authors :
Natalia Cammarosano Mestnik
Joao Paulo Junqueira Magalhaes Afonso
Milvia Maria Simoes e Silva Enokihara
Mauro Yoshiaki Enokihara
Adriana Maria Porro
Sergio Henrique Hirata
Source :
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, Vol 89, Iss 1, Pp 157-159 (2014)
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2014.

Abstract

We describe a case of plantar interdigital cutaneous melanoma in a 22-year-old woman who reported changes in a pigmented lesion during pregnancy. Diagnosis was late and evolution unfavourable. The purpose of this report is to draw the attention of dermatologists to the need for careful regular examination of melanocytic lesions in pregnant women, not ignoring possible changes as always physiological.

Details

Language :
English, Portuguese
ISSN :
03650596 and 18064841
Volume :
89
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.87f36203e34740dc81fb75de03d678c7
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20132359