Cutaneous melanoma: uncommon presentations

Mirjam Beyeler; Reinhard Dummer

doi:10.1016/j.clindermatol.2005.01.010

Cutaneous melanoma: uncommon presentations

Clin Dermatol. 2005 Nov-Dec;23(6):587-92. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2005.01.010.

Authors

Mirjam Beyeler¹, Reinhard Dummer

Affiliation

¹ Dermatologische Klinik, Universitätsspital Zürich, Switzerland.

PMID: 16325067
DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2005.01.010

Abstract

Melanoma is the most important nonepithelial skin cancer. The diagnosis is usually made by clinical examination including dermatoscopy and histology. There are, however, variants of melanoma that miss the characteristic signs of pigmented lesions which are easily detectable when using the ABCD rule.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Biopsy, Needle
Child, Preschool
Combined Modality Therapy
Dermoscopy
Female
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Male
Melanoma / mortality
Melanoma / pathology*
Melanoma / therapy
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Nevus, Blue / mortality
Nevus, Blue / pathology*
Nevus, Blue / therapy
Prognosis
Risk Assessment
Skin Diseases / mortality
Skin Diseases / pathology*
Skin Diseases / therapy
Survival Rate