The risk of cutaneous melanoma in melanocytic nevi Risco de melanoma cutâneo nos nevos melanocíticos
The data on melanoma associaed with melanocytic nevus are controversial. A longitudinal prospective study of 107 cases of cutaneous melanoma revealed that 9 (8.4%) cases were presumed to be linked to a precursor lesion, but only in 1 (0.9%) out of these cases the histopathological examination showed...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia
2013-04-01
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Series: | Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962013000200314 |