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Melanoma maligno cutáneo en una mujer indígena del municipio de Alto Baudó, Chocó, Colombia

Med. UIS; 27 (1), 2014
El melanoma maligno cutáneo es una enfermedad mortal, que durante los últimos años se ha propagado a nivel mundial, es una entidad que afecta la piel y los órganos que se originan de la cresta neural durante el desarrollo embrionario. La historia del melanoma, se resume en el crecimiento e invasión ...

Comedo-like openings in melanoma

An. bras. dermatol; 89 (2), 2014
We describe a case of melanoma with the presence of comedo-like openings at dermoscopy. These structures, typical of seborrheic keratosis, represent an uncommon finding in melanoma. We emphasize the importance of searching for specific dermoscopic criteria for melanocytic lesions during the examination o...

Case for diagnosis

An. bras. dermatol; 89 (2), 2014
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is a fibrohistiocytic tumor of intermediate malignancy with aggressive localized growth, high recurrence rate, but low metastatic potential. It appears as a hardened plaque, with slow growth, upon which the development of nodules occurs. It predominates in the trunk and is...

Follicular mucinosis - Case report

An. bras. dermatol; 89 (2), 2014
Follicular mucinosis, also known as alopecia mucinosa, is a cutaneous mucinosis histologically characterized by accumulation of dermal type mucin in the pilosebaceous follicle and sebaceous glands. It presents in two forms, a primary or idiopathic form and a secondary form associated with various benign ...

Diagnóstico e tratamento do câncer de pele em albinos: estudo descritivo

Rev. bras. cir. plást; 29 (1), 2014
Introdução: Descrever a casuística envolvendo albinos, quanto à forma de apresentação, local, tratamento e acompanhamento dos tumores de pele. Métodos: Estudo descritivo, retrospectivo, de Abril à Julho de 2011, analisando um total de doze prontuários. Buscando nos resultados histopatológicos, ...

Case for diagnosis

An. bras. dermatol; 89 (1), 2014
Cutaneous involvement associated to multiple myeloma varies from 5 to 10% of cases and is infrequently recognized. Cutaneous metastatic plasmacitomas are rare. We present the case of a 72-year-old man with multiple myeloma in complete remission since 2 years ago with cutaneous tumors on the trunk and fac...

Syndrome In Question

An. bras. dermatol; 89 (1), 2014
Brooke-Spiegler syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder with variable penetrance and expression. It is characterized by a genetic predisposition to develop multiple adnexal neoplasias: cylindromas, trichoepitheliomas, and trichoblastomas. We describe a 54-year-old male patient with cylindromas, tricho...

Malignant melanoma in Chile: different site distribution between private and state patients

Biol. Res; 47 (), 2014
BACKGROUND: The body site location of primary Malignant Melanoma (MM) has been correlated with prognosis and survival. Ethnic, genetics, sun exposure factors are related to the anatomical distribution of MM. Low and high socioeconomic strata in Chile differ in ethnic, genetic and cultural conditions. The...

Onicomatricoma: tumor raro do aparelho ungueal: relato de três casos

Os onicomatricomas são tumores benignos raros que se originam a partir da matriz ungueal e do estroma subjacente. São geralmente assintomáticos e de crescimento lento. Acometem igualmente homens e mulheres de meia idade, comprometendo com maior frequência os dígitos das mãos. As características cl...

Melanoma Cutâneo: aspectos clínicos, epidemiológicos e anatomopatológicos de um centro de formação em Belo Horizonte

Rev. bras. cir. plást; 29 (4), 2014
Introdução: O melanoma cutâneo maligno (MCM) constitui cerca de 5% dos tumores cutâneos malignos e apresenta crescente incidência e alta letalidade. O objetivo deste estudo é rever as características clínicas, epidemiológicas e anatomopatológicas do MCM em pacientes tratados nos serviços de Ci...