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Amelanotic Melanoma
Research on amelanotic melanoma reported by scientists at University of Milan
April 7th, 2009
"Amelanotic melanomas (AM) are a difficult diagnostic challenge for clinicians. To consider the clinical presentation of AM, the histologic subtypes involved, the relationship with the diagnostic delay and the possible involvement in overall prognosis," scientists writing in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology report. "Patients who were observed in our department to be affected by cutaneous melanomas were recorded. Sex, age, the clinical features, the site of presentation, the suspected diagnosis, the clinical course, the histological type, the Clark level and the Breslow thickness were recorded. AM were divided in three main...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-04-07)
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