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Diffuse melanosis cutis in the setting of BRAF(V600E) metastatic melanoma.
International journal of dermatology - 1 Nov 2014
Sebaratnam Deshan F, Martin Linda K, Venugopal Supriya S, Mangos George, Freiman John, de Souza Paul, Farnsworth Annabelle, Cheung Karen, Scolyer Richard A, Murrell Dédée F
Abstract excerpt
CASE REPORT: A 79-year-old Caucasian male presented with a 1-week history of diffuse progressive blue-gray discoloration of the skin subsequently found to due to diffuse melanosis cutis (DMC) in the setting of metastatic melanoma. Mutation testing demonstrated BRAF(V600E) mutation status, an unexpected finding given his age. He died two weeks after presentation. DISCUSSION: As our understanding of the molecular...
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