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Genetic analysis of multiple primary melanomas arising within the boundaries of congenital nevi depigmentosa.
Pigment cell & melanoma research - 1 Nov 2021
Fuiten Allison M, Fankhauser Reilly G, Smit Darren J, Stark Mitchell S, Enright Trevor F, Wood Mary A, DePatie Nicholas A, Pivik Karla, Sturm Richard A, Berry Elizabeth G, Kulkarni Rajan P
Abstract excerpt
Here, we present a rare case of a patient who developed multiple primary melanomas within the boundaries of two nevi depigmentosa. The melanomas were excised, and as a preventive measure, the remainder of the nevi depigmentosa were removed. We performed whole-exome sequencing on excised tissue from the nevus depigmentosus, adjacent normal skin, and saliva to explain this intriguing phenomenon. We also performed a...
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