A cross-sectional study of clinical, dermoscopic, histopathological, and molecular patterns of scalp melanoma in patients with or without androgenetic alopecia

Abstract Scalp melanoma (SM) has a worse prognosis than melanoma in other locations likely because of late diagnosis due to hair coverage, difficulties in interpreting dermoscopy findings, and its unique molecular profile. We aimed to describe the clinical, histopathological, molecular, and dermosco...

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Main Authors: Ana Carolina Porto, Tatiana Pinto Blumetti, Vinícius Fernando Calsavara, Giovana Tardin Torrezan, Cláudia Alessandra Andrade de Paula, Rute Lellis, João Pedreira Duprat Neto, Dirce Maria Carraro, J. Casagrande Tavoloni Braga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17108-z