Amelanotic melanoma mimicking keratoacanthoma: The diagnostic role of dermoscopy

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1023-1024

  Cavicchini, Stefano ^a   Tourlaki, Athanasia ^a   Lunardon, Luisa ^a   Boneschi, Vinicio ^a   Gianotti, Raffaele ^b  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HMB45 PROTEIN; MELAN A; PROTEIN; PROTEIN S 100; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; AMELANOTIC MELANOMA; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE DURATION; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATOACANTHOMA; LENTIGO; LETTER; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MALIGNANT LENTIGO; MICROSCOPE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SKIN NODULE; SUN EXPOSURE;

AGED; BIOPSY; DERMOSCOPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; KERATOACANTHOMA; MALE; MELANOMA, AMELANOTIC; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84880657047     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.05025.x     Document Type: Letter

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