Familial atypical mole syndrome manifesting as polypoid melanoma: a case report and review of the Japanese literature.

doi:10.1111/j.1346-8138.1996.tb02682.x

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Familial atypical mole syndrome manifesting as polypoid melanoma: a case report and review of the Japanese literature.

The Journal of dermatology - 1 Oct 1996

Misago N, Kohda H

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A family with atypical mole syndrome which manifested as polypoid melanoma in one member is reported. A 46-year-old man presented with a polypoid tumor on his lower back, which was excised under clinical diagnosis of soft fibroma. The tumor proved to be polypoid melanoma. He was referred to our c...

Topics

Diagnosis, Differential
Dysplastic Nevus Syndrome
Female
Fibroma
Humans
Male
Melanoma
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Polyps
Skin Neoplasms

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