Haneke, Eckart (2012). Ungual melanoma - controversies in diagnosis and treatment. Dermatologic therapy, 25(6), pp. 510-24. Malden, Mass.: Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2012.01515.x
Full text not available from this repository.Ungual melanomas are considered rare, being difficult to diagnose, and having a poor prognosis. The aim of the present study was to discuss the epidemiology, potential causes, treatment options, and outcome of ungual melanomas. In contrast to assumptions in many articles, ungual melanomas are not rare when calculated for the cumulative size of the nail apparatus of both the fingers and toes. The prognosis is not worse than that of melanomas with the same thickness, mitotic rate, or presence of ulceration on other sites. Melanomas of the nail apparatus behave similar to melanomas in other localizations. What makes them enigmatic is the high rate of misdiagnoses and very late diagnoses.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Dermatology, Urology, Rheumatology, Nephrology, Osteoporosis (DURN) > Clinic of Dermatology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Haneke, Eckart |
ISSN: |
1396-0296 |
Publisher: |
Wiley-Blackwell |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 14:38 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:12 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1111/j.1529-8019.2012.01515.x |
PubMed ID: |
23210750 |
Web of Science ID: |
000311976000004 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/15484 (FactScience: 222831) |
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