Embryology of a melanoma? A case report with speculation based on dermatoscopic and histologic evidence

Cliff Rosendahl; Alan Cameron; Agata Bulinska; David Harding-Smith; David Weedon

doi:10.5826/dpc.0204a08

Embryology of a melanoma? A case report with speculation based on dermatoscopic and histologic evidence

Authors

Cliff Rosendahl School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Alan Cameron School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Agata Bulinska School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
David Harding-Smith Central Medical Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Australia
David Weedon Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology, Brisbane, Australia

Keywords:

melanoma, nevus, small melanoma, histologic criteria, dermatoscopy

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