Acral amelanotic melanoma
Acral amelanotic melanoma is rare and can mimic many entities, such as eccrine poroma, squamous cell carcinoma, plantar wart, and chronic ulcers. Due to the variety of possible differential diagnoses, it is a challenging and frequently late diagnosis. Dermoscopy features can help in early diagnosis....
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Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia (SBD)
2022-12-01
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| author | Marina Riedi Guilherme Bruna Cristina Mendes dos Santos Osvaldo Szenczuk Ligia Márcia Mário Martin Cássio Rafael Moreira |
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| description | Acral amelanotic melanoma is rare and can mimic many entities, such as eccrine poroma, squamous cell carcinoma, plantar wart, and chronic ulcers. Due to the variety of possible differential diagnoses, it is a challenging and frequently late diagnosis. Dermoscopy features can help in early diagnosis. The dermatologist should keep this diagnosis in mind when faced with a pink, progressively growing, irregularly shaped lesion, mainly if located on the hands and feet. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bb9daf0b082948608aea7c64d0c6ed9a2023-02-02T19:25:29ZengSociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia (SBD)Surgical & Cosmetic Dermatology1984-87732022-12-011410.5935/scd1984-8773.2022140081Acral amelanotic melanomaMarina Riedi Guilherme0Bruna Cristina Mendes dos Santos1Osvaldo Szenczuk2Ligia Márcia Mário Martin3Cássio Rafael Moreira4Autarquia Municipal de Saúde, Dermatology, Apucarana (PR), Brazil.Autarquia Municipal de Saúde, Dermatology, Apucarana (PR), Brazil.Autarquia Municipal de Saúde, Dermatology, Apucarana (PR), Brazil.Autarquia Municipal de Saúde, Dermatology, Apucarana (PR), Brazil.Autarquia Municipal de Saúde, Dermatology, Apucarana (PR), Brazil.Acral amelanotic melanoma is rare and can mimic many entities, such as eccrine poroma, squamous cell carcinoma, plantar wart, and chronic ulcers. Due to the variety of possible differential diagnoses, it is a challenging and frequently late diagnosis. Dermoscopy features can help in early diagnosis. The dermatologist should keep this diagnosis in mind when faced with a pink, progressively growing, irregularly shaped lesion, mainly if located on the hands and feet.http://www.surgicalcosmetic.org.br/Content/imagebank/pdf/v14/en_v14a81.pdfdermoscopymelanoma amelanoticskin neoplasmsoncologyfoot ulcer financial support: none |
| spellingShingle | Marina Riedi Guilherme Bruna Cristina Mendes dos Santos Osvaldo Szenczuk Ligia Márcia Mário Martin Cássio Rafael Moreira Acral amelanotic melanoma Surgical & Cosmetic Dermatology dermoscopy melanoma amelanotic skin neoplasms oncology foot ulcer financial support: none |
| title | Acral amelanotic melanoma |
| title_full | Acral amelanotic melanoma |
| title_fullStr | Acral amelanotic melanoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acral amelanotic melanoma |
| title_short | Acral amelanotic melanoma |
| title_sort | acral amelanotic melanoma |
| topic | dermoscopy melanoma amelanotic skin neoplasms oncology foot ulcer financial support: none |
| url | http://www.surgicalcosmetic.org.br/Content/imagebank/pdf/v14/en_v14a81.pdf |
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