A Rare Case of Superficial Spreading Melanoma with Prominent Folliculotropism: Dermoscopic and Histological Findings

Giorgio Marotta; Francesca Feresin; Chiara Battilotti; Andrea Ascione; Giovanni Pellacani; Flavia Persechino

doi:10.5826/dpc.1601a5970

A Rare Case of Superficial Spreading Melanoma with Prominent Folliculotropism: Dermoscopic and Histological Findings

Authors

Giorgio Marotta Unit of Dermatology, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Francesca Feresin Unit of Dermatology, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Chiara Battilotti Unit of Dermatology, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Andrea Ascione Unit of Pathological Anatomy, Department of Radiological, Oncological and Anatomopathological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Giovanni Pellacani Unit of Dermatology, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Flavia Persechino Unit of Dermatology, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Keywords:

Folliculotropism , Follicular Melanoma, Melanoma with Folliculotropism, Histopathology

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