학술논문
Fully Regressive Melanoma: A Case Without Metastasis.
Document Type
Report
Author
Ehrsam E; Service de dermatologie, université catholique de Lille, hôpital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Lille, France;; Kallini JR; Department of Radiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois;; Lebas D; Service de dermatologie, université catholique de Lille, hôpital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Lille, France;; Khachemoune A; Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York;; Modiano P; Service de dermatologie, université catholique de Lille, hôpital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Lille, France;; Cotten H; Anatomopathologiste à Lille, Nordpathologie, Lille, France.
Source
Publisher: Matrix Medical Communications Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101518173 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1941-2789 (Print) Linking ISSN: 19412789 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Clin Aesthet Dermatol Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1941-2789
Abstract
Fully regressive melanoma is a phenomenon in which the primary cutaneous melanoma becomes completely replaced by fibrotic components as a result of host immune response. Although 10 to 35 percent of cases of cutaneous melanomas may partially regress, fully regressive melanoma is very rare; only 47 cases have been reported in the literature to date. AH of the cases of fully regressive melanoma reported in the literature were diagnosed in conjunction with metastasis on a patient. The authors describe a case of fully regressive melanoma without any metastases at the time of its diagnosis. Characteristic findings on dermoscopy, as well as the absence of melanoma on final biopsy, confirmed the diagnosis.