Nail apparatus melanoma: a diagnostic opportunity
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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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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 |
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Nail apparatus melanoma: a diagnostic opportunity |
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Nail apparatus melanoma: a diagnostic opportunity |
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Nail apparatus melanoma: a diagnostic opportunity Carreño,Ana Maria Medical oncology Melanoma Nail diseases Doenças da unha Melanoma Oncologia |
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Nail apparatus melanoma: a diagnostic opportunity |
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Nail apparatus melanoma: a diagnostic opportunity |
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Nail apparatus melanoma: a diagnostic opportunity |
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Nail apparatus melanoma: a diagnostic opportunity |
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Nail apparatus melanoma: a diagnostic opportunity |
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Carreño,Ana Maria |
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Carreño,Ana Maria Nakajima,Sílvia Rocha Pennini,Silmara N. Candido Junior,Renato Schettini,Antonio Pedro Mendes |
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Nakajima,Sílvia Rocha Pennini,Silmara N. Candido Junior,Renato Schettini,Antonio Pedro Mendes |
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Carreño,Ana Maria Nakajima,Sílvia Rocha Pennini,Silmara N. Candido Junior,Renato Schettini,Antonio Pedro Mendes |
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Medical oncology Melanoma Nail diseases Doenças da unha Melanoma Oncologia |
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Medical oncology Melanoma Nail diseases Doenças da unha Melanoma Oncologia |
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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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