Micromelanomas: A Review of Melanomas ≤2 mm and a Case Report
The ABCD acronym used to screen pigmented lesions for melanoma obviously was not designed to contend with melanomas that are under 2 mm in diameter. Previously, views ranged that such small lesions could not be melanomas until a few reports of such “micromelanomas” emerged. The author presents a 2 m...
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doaj-468c7771a0404b029e5ef2a63c6d61792020-11-24T23:43:26ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Oncological Medicine2090-67062090-67142014-01-01201410.1155/2014/206260206260Micromelanomas: A Review of Melanomas ≤2 mm and a Case ReportSharad P. Paul0Skin Surgery Clinic, 271A Blockhouse Bay Road, Auckland, NZ 0600, New ZealandThe ABCD acronym used to screen pigmented lesions for melanoma obviously was not designed to contend with melanomas that are under 2 mm in diameter. Previously, views ranged that such small lesions could not be melanomas until a few reports of such “micromelanomas” emerged. The author presents a 2 mm melanoma in situ presenting as an insignificant pigmented lesion in a 60-year-old patient with no previous history of melanoma or multiple nevi—which is usually the norm in cases of small melanoma. This paper reiterates the fact that when it comes to a melanoma, size does not matter. In this paper, the term “micromelanoma” is used by the author to represent melanomas under 2 mm. Dermatoscopy and histopathology findings are discussed in this case, along with a review of small melanomas.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/206260 |
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Micromelanomas: A Review of Melanomas ≤2 mm and a Case Report |
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Case Reports in Oncological Medicine |
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2090-6706 2090-6714 |
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The ABCD acronym used to screen pigmented lesions for melanoma obviously was not designed to contend with melanomas that are under 2 mm in diameter. Previously, views ranged that such small lesions could not be melanomas until a few reports of such “micromelanomas” emerged. The author presents a 2 mm melanoma in situ presenting as an insignificant pigmented lesion in a 60-year-old patient with no previous history of melanoma or multiple nevi—which is usually the norm in cases of small melanoma. This paper reiterates the fact that when it comes to a melanoma, size does not matter. In this paper, the term “micromelanoma” is used by the author to represent melanomas under 2 mm. Dermatoscopy and histopathology findings are discussed in this case, along with a review of small melanomas. |
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