Dermatoscopy of melanocytic lesions has guided the decision of when or not to biopsy a lesion. The use of this tool has increased clinical examination's sensitivity and specificity in 89% and 96% respectively. However, ...

El melanoma amelanótico es un subtipo de melanoma maligno cutáneo primario que carece de pigmento a la observación clínica, por lo que la anamnesis y la dermatoscopia son de gran importancia para su sospecha diagnóstica. ...

We present the case of a 60 year old patient suffering pain and the sensation of a foreign body in the anal region associated with traces of blood in stools. Digital rectal exam (DRE) revealed a hardened lesion located on ...

Background: Electrochemotherapy is a novel tumor treatment routinely used for cutaneous and subcutaneous tumors in human patients in the European Union since 2006. Here we used it to treat an amelanotic melanoma of the ...

Background: The absence of pigmentation in melanomas may lead to a delay in diagnosis and a worse prognosis. There are no studies comparing amelanotic melanoma with pigmented melanoma using the propensity score. Objective: ...

Advanced melanoma is the most aggressive form of skin cancer. It is highlymetastatic and dysfunctional in melanogenesis; two processes that are induced byH2O2. This work presents a melanoma cell model with low levels of ...