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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Autores: 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]
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/8170
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20132359
http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/8170
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Melanoma
Neoplastic metastasis
Nevi and melanomas
Pigmented nevus
Pregnancy
Skin Neoplasm
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Sumario: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.