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Rapidly growing pigmented tumor on a scalp nevus sebaceous of a pediatric patient: Observation or excision [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
A 14-year-old girl presented with a new, rapidly growing, pigmented tumor on a previously existing yellowish, verrucous plaque on the scalp. The patient received complete surgical excision.
Palafox-Vigil, Gloria   +4 more
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Beyond Skin and Eyes: The Medical and Social Burden of Oculocutaneous Albinism in Africa: A Narrative Review

open access: yesJEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is a genetic disorder found worldwide, but its impact is particularly pronounced in the African continent. This results from both a higher prevalence and the persistent myths and superstitions surrounding the condition in many African communities.
Rebecca Donadoni   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The usefulness of c-Kit in the immunohistochemical assessment of melanocytic lesions

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Histochemistry, 2011
C-Kit (CD117), the receptor for the stem cell factor, a growth factor for melanocyte migration and proliferation, has shown differential immunostaining in various benign and malignant melanocytic lesions.
L. Pilloni   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Uso de matriz de regeneração dérmica no tratamento cirúrgico do nevus melanocítico congênito gigante- relato de 3 casos. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Curso de Medicina.
Figueiredo, Gustavo Knoblauch Borges de
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Pigmented Fibroepithelioma of Pinkus in Pregnancy: Strengths and Limitations of Reflectance Confocal Microscopy, Line‐Field Optical Coherence Tomography and Line‐Field Optical Coherence Tomography Artificial Intelligence Tool

open access: yesJEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pigmented fibroepithelioma of Pinkus (FeP), a rare fibroepithelial variant of basal cell carcinoma (BCC), is clinically and dermoscopically challenging to diagnose and may mimic melanoma as well as benign lesions, such as sebhorreic keratosis.
Lucia Finistauri Guacci   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Paediatric Melanonychia: Diagnosis and Management

open access: yesJEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Longitudinal melanonychia (LM) in children presents unique diagnostic and management challenges that cannot be adequately addressed by applying adult‐based criteria. Unlike in adults, there are no validated clinical, dermoscopic or histopathologic criteria for predicting nail unit melanoma in the paediatric population.
Angela J. Jiang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nevus de reed [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
A case of 26 years old patient, with hyperpigmented nodule on her left leg. An excisional biopsy was reported pigmented cell nevus (reed nevus).I will discuss the difficulties involved in evaluating on histopathology.Se presenta el caso de un ...
Rolón, Mariam
core  

Flat pigmented macules on sun-damaged skin of the head/neck: Junctional nevus, atypical lentiginous nevus, or melanoma in situ?

open access: yes, 2014
The clinical recognition of lentigo maligna (LM) in the mottled chronic sun-damaged skin can be challenging, because it shares many clinical features with other pigmented macules that commonly arise on sun-damaged skin.
Guitera, Pascale   +7 more
core   +1 more source

The Effects of an Educational Video on Patient Understanding of Amelanotic Melanoma

open access: yesJEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Amelanotic melanoma (AM) is a subset of melanoma with little to no pigment that can masquerade as a benign condition, and is associated with delayed diagnosis, greater Breslow depth, higher tumour stage, and lower survival than pigmented melanoma.
Aria Wei   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Supplementary Material for: Pigmented Nevus of the Caruncle and Plica Semilunaris: A Case Report

open access: yes, 2023
Conjunctival nevi are benign, heterogenous tumors that uncommonly arise from the lacrimal caruncle and plica semilunaris. We present a case of a patient diagnosed and managed for an unusual, pigmented nevus of the left caruncle involving the plica. An 84-
Meyerov J. (14657720)   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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