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

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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 clinic, and examination revealed that he had the atypical mole syndrome phenotype. The clinicopathological screening of...

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