Melanoma amelanótico acral en un paciente diabético / Acral amelanotic melanoma in a diabetic patient
Rev. méd. Maule
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33(1): 46-49, jun. 2017. ilus
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in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Melanoma is one of the most aggressive and worse prognosis tumors. Early diagnosis is essential to offer therapeutic alternatives. Presentation may be variable. Within these the amelanotic melanoma form. We present the case of a patient treated at the ¨Hospital Regional de Talca¨, with an unclear diagnosis of melanoma at a first moment given the characteristics and location of the lesion, the history of trauma and the patient comorbidities, which after biopsy and immunohistochemical analysis, the diagnosis of amelanotic melanoma is possible.
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Main subject:
Skin Neoplasms
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Melanoma, Amelanotic
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Foot Diseases
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
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Screening study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Maule
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Regional de Talca/CL
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Universidad Católica del Maule/CL
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