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Juan Garcías-ladaria
Lentigo maligno extrafacial. Serie de 14 casos y revisión de la literatura
Resumen El lentigo maligno es actualmente la variante mas frecuente de melanoma in situ . Se localiza principalmente en la cabeza y el cuello, donde sus caracteristicas clinicas y dermatoscopicas estan descritas ampliamente en la literatura. Presentamos una serie de 14 pacientes diagnosticados de lentigo maligno y lentigo maligno melanoma extrafacial en el Hospital General de Valencia y Hospital de Manacor, describiendo los hallazgos clinicos, dermatoscopicos e histologicos de los mismos. La localizacion mas frecuentemente encontrada fue las extremidades superiores, seguida del tronco y las extremidades inferiores. En la dermatoscopia se hallaron patrones compatibles con lentigo maligno fac…
Extrafacial Lentigo Maligna: A Report on 14 Cases and a Review of the Literature
Lentigo maligna is the most common form of in situ melanoma. It is most often found on the head and neck, and its clinical and dermoscopic features in this location have been extensively described in the literature. We present a series of 14 patients diagnosed with extrafacial lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma at Hospital General de Valencia and Hospital de Manacor in Spain, and describe the clinical, dermoscopic, and histologic features observed. Most of the melanomas were located on the upper limbs; the next most common locations were the trunk and the lower limbs. The dermoscopic patterns were consistent with facial lentigo maligna and superficial spreading melanoma. Extrafaci…