Bullous Melanoma: should the thickness of the bullous lesion be included in Breslow depth measurement? |
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Authors: | Mariana Abdo de Almeida Antonio Vitor Martins Priante Elisangela Manfredini Andraus de Lima Marcia Lanzoni Alvarenga Lira |
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Institution: | 1. Medicine, Universidade de Taubaté, Taubaté, SP, Brazil;2. Surgical Clinic, Universidade de Taubaté, Taubaté, SP, Brazil;3. Department of Dermatology, Universidade de Taubaté, Taubaté, SP, Brazil;4. Department of Pathology, Laboratório do Vale, Taubaté, SP, Brazil |
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Abstract: | Bullous melanoma represents a rare variant of melanoma, especially in patients without underlying bullous cutaneous disease. Few cases have been described in the literature, including cases of melanoma in patients with bullous epidermolysis or Hailey-Hailey disease. The histopathological diagnosis of bullous melanoma does not show any difficulties, except for the measurement of the Breslow index. The rarity of this case, the dilemma of how to measure the Breslow index and the importance of an early diagnosis motivated this report. |
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Keywords: | Dermatopathology Melanoma Neoplasia |
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