title: Desmoplastic malignant melanoma presenting as an erythematous nodule tumor.
abstract: Desmoplastic malignant melanoma is an uncommon neoplasm that presents both as a clinical and diagnostic challenge. Prognosis is frequently adversely affected by misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis of this tumor, which is often amelanotic. We report a case of an amelanotic desmoplastic malignant melanoma that presented as an erythematous nodular tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Krenek
authors.forename: I F
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Orengo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Byrd
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004890:Erythema / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*