Dermoscopy of Thick Scalp Melanoma: Is It Always an Easy Diagnosis?

Sebastiano Pellerone; Chiara Pensa; Giustino Riccio; Gabriella Brancaccio; Giuseppe Argenziano; Elvira Moscarella

doi:10.5826/dpc.1402a143

Dermoscopy of Thick Scalp Melanoma: Is It Always an Easy Diagnosis?

Authors

Sebastiano Pellerone a:1:{s:5:"en_US";s:73:"1Dermatology Unit, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli Naples, Italy.";}
Chiara Pensa Dermatology Unit, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
Giustino Riccio Dermatology Unit, University of Campania Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
Gabriella Brancaccio Dermatology Unit, University of Campania Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
Giuseppe Argenziano Dermatology Unit, University of Campania Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
Elvira Moscarella Dermatology Unit, University of Campania Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy

Keywords:

Scalp melanoma, thick melanoma, Dermoscopy

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