Melanoma Nodular Amelanótico

Nodular Melanoma

nodular melanoma

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Dermoscopic evaluation of nodular melanoma.

IMPORTANCE Nodular melanoma (NM) is a rapidly progressing potentially lethal skin tumor for which early diagnosis is critical. OBJECTIVE To determine the dermoscopy features of NM. DESIGN Eighty-three cases of NM, 134 of invasive non-NM, 115 of nodular benign melanocytic tumors, and 135 of nodular nonmelanocytic tumors were scored for dermoscopy features using modified and previously descri...

Nodular malignant melanoma in the nasolabial fold

A 93-year-old Caucasian female presented with a hemorrhagic nodule in the right nasolabial sulcus. The patient stated that the lesion had been present for a year and it had increased in size gradually. The hemorrhagic nodule was asymptomatic except for occasional bleeding. Physical examination of the patient revealed an ulcerated and hyperpigmented nodule with a size of 2x1x1 cm in the right na...

Nodular vulvar melanoma: a rare tumor with worse prognosis.

Vulvar melanomas are rare, with incidence rates in the range of 0.1–0.19 per 1000,000 women. In India, due to less reporting and late onset, only a few cases are reported. They account for 4–10 % of all cases and are the second most common form of vulvar malignancy after squamous cell carcinoma. Mean age of the occurrence is 69 years (most common in 60–70 years). Also, 5 years’ survival is rare...