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Unusual melanoma of the scalp with blue nevus-like features and local metastasis: A case report
We present an unusual case of melanoma in a 76-year-old female covering approximately 80% of her scalp. Partial sampling of the lesion revealed focal blue nevus-like features at the microscopic level.
Sheenagh JK George+2 more
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The management of ophthalmic involvement in blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome
[english] Objective: Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome is a rare vascular disease most commonly associated with venous malformations of the skin and the gastrointestinal tract. Few ophthalmic cases have been reported to date, and no clear treatment regimen
Petek, Bradley, Jones, Robin L.
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An Unusual Melanocytic Nevus of Conjunctiva : Balloon Cell Nevus [PDF]
Melanocytic nevi are one of the most common benign tumors of the conjunctiva. The balloon cell nevus is a rare and unusual variant of nevus of melanocytic origin, in which more than 50% of the tumor is composed of large polygonal cells with small nucleus
Geethalakshmi, U+3 more
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Overexpression of hedgehog signaling is associated with epidermal tumor formation in vitamin D receptor-null mice. [PDF]
The vitamin D receptor (VDR) ligand, 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (1,25(OH)(2)D(3)), reduces proliferation and enhances differentiation, and thus has been investigated for a role in preventing or treating cancer.
Bikle, Daniel D+4 more
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A 10-year-old normal-growing girl was diagnosed as having anemia at the annual physical examination. Because her feces were positive for occult blood test, she underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy for screening of gastrointestinal ...
T. Kumei+7 more
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Epithelioid Cell Histiocytoma – An Unusual Variant of Dermatofibroma at an Uncommon Site [PDF]
Epithelioid cell histiocytoma (ECH) is a rare variant of cutaneous fibrous histiocytoma involving primarily trunk and the extremities. It can delude the pathologist in considering other benign non neoplastic and neoplastic lesions.
K, Amita, KC, Nischal, VS, Shulbha
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Mechanical Properties of Growing Melanocytic Nevi and the Progression to Melanoma
Melanocytic nevi are benign proliferations that sometimes turn into malignant melanoma in a way that is still unclear from the biochemical and genetic point of view.
Alemi, Alexander A.+5 more
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Agminated Blue Nevus: Two Case Reports and a Mini-review of the Literature [PDF]
Agminated blue nevus (ABN) is a melanocytic nevus rarely mentioned in the literature and not well known. The term agminated is used when many blue nevi are clustered together in a sharply demarcated area ≤10 cm.
Antonio Giovanni Richetta+7 more
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This report described 27 novel subject with CDK13‐related disorders. Collecting the clinical and radiological data, we better define the phenotypic spectrum of this condition and we suggest a comprehensive clinical management. ABSTRACT In 2016, Sifrim and colleagues described the first group of patients carrying heterozygous pathogenic variants in ...
Gianluca Contrò+57 more
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Compound blue nevus: A misleading pigmented melanocytic tumor
Compound blue nevus had clinical and histological similarities with other heavily pigmented melanocytic tumor, like the pigmented epithelioid melanocytoma. Distinctive genomic aberrations have allowed differentiating it.
Massara Baklouti+11 more
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