Nail apparatus melanoma: a diagnostic opportunity

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Autor(a) principal: Carreño,Ana Maria
Data de Publicação: 2013
Outros Autores: Nakajima,Sílvia Rocha, Pennini,Silmara N., Candido Junior,Renato, Schettini,Antonio Pedro Mendes
Tipo de documento: Relatório
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Anais brasileiros de dermatologia (Online)
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962013000200268
Resumo: Malignant Melanoma is a high mortality neoplasm. The involvement of the nail apparatus is rare, with only 2 out of 3 patients seeking medical attention as the result of recent nail melanocytic lesions. This results in late diagnosis and a prognosis worse than cutaneous melanoma. We report a female, presenting with ulcerative lesions with clinical and laboratory features compatible with leishmaniasis. On return after treatment initiation a longitudinal melanonychia was observed on her first right finger. Biopsy of the nail matrix was performed. Histopathology was compatible with melanoma in situ. Longitudinal melanonychia is not a specific sign for melanoma and it is important that the dermatologist should identify the suspect lesions correctly. The incidental diagnosis of nail melanoma in situ in our case significantly impacted the patient's survival.
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spelling Nail apparatus melanoma: a diagnostic opportunityMedical oncologyMelanomaNail diseasesDoenças da unhaMelanomaOncologiaMalignant Melanoma is a high mortality neoplasm. The involvement of the nail apparatus is rare, with only 2 out of 3 patients seeking medical attention as the result of recent nail melanocytic lesions. This results in late diagnosis and a prognosis worse than cutaneous melanoma. We report a female, presenting with ulcerative lesions with clinical and laboratory features compatible with leishmaniasis. On return after treatment initiation a longitudinal melanonychia was observed on her first right finger. Biopsy of the nail matrix was performed. Histopathology was compatible with melanoma in situ. Longitudinal melanonychia is not a specific sign for melanoma and it is important that the dermatologist should identify the suspect lesions correctly. The incidental diagnosis of nail melanoma in situ in our case significantly impacted the patient's survival.Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia2013-04-01info:eu-repo/semantics/reportinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962013000200268Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia v.88 n.2 2013reponame:Anais brasileiros de dermatologia (Online)instname:Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia (SBD)instacron:SBD10.1590/S0365-05962013000200017info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCarreño,Ana MariaNakajima,Sílvia RochaPennini,Silmara N.Candido Junior,RenatoSchettini,Antonio Pedro Mendeseng2013-06-04T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0365-05962013000200268Revistahttp://www.anaisdedermatologia.org.br/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpabd@sbd.org.br||revista@sbd.org.br1806-48410365-0596opendoar:2013-06-04T00:00Anais brasileiros de dermatologia (Online) - Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia (SBD)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Nail apparatus melanoma: a diagnostic opportunity
title Nail apparatus melanoma: a diagnostic opportunity
spellingShingle Nail apparatus melanoma: a diagnostic opportunity
Carreño,Ana Maria
Medical oncology
Melanoma
Nail diseases
Doenças da unha
Melanoma
Oncologia
title_short Nail apparatus melanoma: a diagnostic opportunity
title_full Nail apparatus melanoma: a diagnostic opportunity
title_fullStr Nail apparatus melanoma: a diagnostic opportunity
title_full_unstemmed Nail apparatus melanoma: a diagnostic opportunity
title_sort Nail apparatus melanoma: a diagnostic opportunity
author Carreño,Ana Maria
author_facet Carreño,Ana Maria
Nakajima,Sílvia Rocha
Pennini,Silmara N.
Candido Junior,Renato
Schettini,Antonio Pedro Mendes
author_role author
author2 Nakajima,Sílvia Rocha
Pennini,Silmara N.
Candido Junior,Renato
Schettini,Antonio Pedro Mendes
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Carreño,Ana Maria
Nakajima,Sílvia Rocha
Pennini,Silmara N.
Candido Junior,Renato
Schettini,Antonio Pedro Mendes
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Medical oncology
Melanoma
Nail diseases
Doenças da unha
Melanoma
Oncologia
topic Medical oncology
Melanoma
Nail diseases
Doenças da unha
Melanoma
Oncologia
description Malignant Melanoma is a high mortality neoplasm. The involvement of the nail apparatus is rare, with only 2 out of 3 patients seeking medical attention as the result of recent nail melanocytic lesions. This results in late diagnosis and a prognosis worse than cutaneous melanoma. We report a female, presenting with ulcerative lesions with clinical and laboratory features compatible with leishmaniasis. On return after treatment initiation a longitudinal melanonychia was observed on her first right finger. Biopsy of the nail matrix was performed. Histopathology was compatible with melanoma in situ. Longitudinal melanonychia is not a specific sign for melanoma and it is important that the dermatologist should identify the suspect lesions correctly. The incidental diagnosis of nail melanoma in situ in our case significantly impacted the patient's survival.
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