Clinical Clues to Avoid Missing Melanoma When Morphology Is Not Enough

Giuseppe  Argenziano; Giulia Briatico; Gabriella Brancaccio; Roberto Alfano; Elvira Moscarella; Aimilios Lallas

doi:10.5826/dpc.1104a143

Clinical Clues to Avoid Missing Melanoma When Morphology Is Not Enough

Authors

Giuseppe Argenziano Dermatology Unit, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples
Giulia Briatico Dermatology Unit, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples
Gabriella Brancaccio Dermatology Unit, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy
Roberto Alfano Department of Anesthesiology, Surgery and Emergency, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples
Elvira Moscarella Dermatology Unit, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples
Aimilios Lallas First Dermatology Department, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

Keywords:

melanoma, dermoscopy, diagnosis

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