Comparison of dermoscopic and histopathological findings in a mucous melanoma of the lip.
Mucous melanomas on the lip are very rare. None of the few available reports has provided a comparison of dermoscopic and histopathological findings. We describe a 33-year-old Japanese man with a mucous melanoma on the lower lip and present a comparison of our dermoscopic and histopathological findings.
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan. shigeto0302@hotmail.com
Kageshita
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Ishihara
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D000328:Adult; D046169:Dermoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy