Animal-type melanoma: clinical and dermoscopic features of 3 cases.
Animal-type melanoma is a rare variant of malignant melanoma in humans. Although many patients develop locoregional and distant metastases, mortality is lower than in other types of melanoma. We present 3 cases of animal-type melanoma in elderly men and include a description of common clinical and dermoscopic features (homogeneous blue pattern, irregular whitish structures, and irregular large vessels).
Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España. Electronic address: jaavilesizquierdo@gmail.com.
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JA
Avilés-Izquierdo
Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España.
V M
VM
Leis-Dosil
Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España.
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Lázaro-Ochaita
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D046169:Dermoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*