Pagetoid spread of melanocytes in the epidermis is a common indicator of melanocytic atypia, both histopathologically and with reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM).
Nadiya Chuchvara +4 more
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Mucocutaneous manifestations and nail changes in patients with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis. [PDF]
Mucocutaneous manifestations are common among patients on hemodialysis (HD). This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of mucocutaneous manifestations in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who are on HD.
Azarhoosh, R. +7 more
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Site-specific dermoscopic features of lip lentigines, distinctive from those of facial lentigines
Background: Lip lentigines are benign pigmentations often raising concerns to physicians and patients for fear of malignancy. Specific dermoscopic patterns of lip (mucosal) lentigines have not been clearly defined in the literature when compared to ...
Ming-Chieh Lin +4 more
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Transplantable melanomas in hamsters and gerbils as models for human melanoma : sensitization in melanoma radiotherapy : from animal models to clinical trials [PDF]
The focus of the present review is to investigate the role of melanin in the radioprotection of melanoma and attempts to sensitize tumors to radiation by inhibiting melanogenesis. Early studies showed radical scavenging, oxygen consumption and adsorption
Andrzej Słominski +11 more
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Lentigo maligna is a type of in situ melanoma. It develops mainly in middle-aged and elderly individuals on areas of the skin chronically exposed to sunlight. It progresses to its invasive form, lentigo maligna melanoma, in 5% to 50% of cases. Management of lentigo maligna is open to debate, with a notable lack of randomized trials and specific ...
E, Samaniego, P, Redondo
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Melanoma mimicking malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor with spread to the cerebellopontine angle: Utility of next-generation sequencing in diagnosis [PDF]
Cutaneous spindle cell malignancy is associated with a broad differential diagnosis, particularly in the absence of a known primary melanocytic lesion.
Birinyi, Paul +6 more
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Use of the “spaghetti” technique for surgical treatment of lentigo maligna [PDF]
Lentigo maligna (LM) is a melanoma in situ that commonly presents as a macula with progressive and irregularly pigmented growth, especially in the face of elderly people with sun-damaged skin.
Gabriela Suemi Shimizu +7 more
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Exploring patterns of recurrent melanoma in Northeast Scotland to inform the introduction a digital self-examination intervention [PDF]
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A Korner +31 more
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Effectiveness of 5% Topical Imiquimod for Lentigo Maligna Treatment
Lentigo maligna (LM) is treated to prevent progression to lentigo maligna melanoma (LMM). Surgery is the gold standard but an alternative treatment is off-label topical imiquimod.
Darryl C.K.S. Tio +4 more
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Accurately identifying the clinical margins of lesions such as lentigo maligna, lentigo maligna melanoma and other non-melanotic skin cancers can often be a clinical challenge.
Joseph Ward +3 more
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