Desmoplastic melanoma: a rare variant with challenging diagnosis

Abstract: Desmoplastic melanoma, a distinct and uncommon variant, is characterized as an invasive lesion with proliferation of fusiform melanocytes in the dermis and subcutaneous tissue, associated with varying patterns of desmoplasia. Neurotropism and neural differentiation may occur. The clinical...

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Main Authors: Priscila Castelan Marques, Lucia Martins Diniz, Karla Spelta, Paulo Sergio Emerich Nogueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2019-02-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962019000100014&tlng=en