Melanoma developed during pregnancy - A case report

We describe a case of plantar interdigital cutaneous melanoma in a 22-year-old woman who reported changes in a pigmented lesion during pregnancy. Diagnosis was late and evolution unfavourable. The purpose of this report is to draw the attention of dermatologists to the need for careful regular exami...

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Authors: Mestnik, Natalia Cammarosano, Afonso, Joao Paulo Junqueira Magalhaes, Enokihara, Milvia Maria Simoes E Silva, Enokihara, Mauro Yoshiaki, Porro, Adriana Maria [UNIFESP], Hirata, Sergio Henrique [UNIFESP]
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2014
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
Repository:Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/8170
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20132359
http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/8170
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Melanoma
Neoplastic metastasis
Nevi and melanomas
Pigmented nevus
Pregnancy
Skin Neoplasm
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Summary:We describe a case of plantar interdigital cutaneous melanoma in a 22-year-old woman who reported changes in a pigmented lesion during pregnancy. Diagnosis was late and evolution unfavourable. The purpose of this report is to draw the attention of dermatologists to the need for careful regular examination of melanocytic lesions in pregnant women, not ignoring possible changes as always physiological.

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