title: Verrucous malignant melanoma.
abstract: Five cases of verrucous malignant melanoma--a rare variant of melanoma that was described in 1967, but is rarely mentioned today--are presented and the clinical and histopathologic criteria defining this variant are discussed. The importance of this rare entity in the differential diagnosis of verrucous pigmented skin lesions is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology I, University of Vienna, Austria Medical School.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steiner
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Konrad
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pehamberger
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wolff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D012628:Dermatitis, Seborrheic / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007642:Keratosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*