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...
| Autores: | , , , , , |
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| 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 |
| 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. |
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