European Journal of Dermatology
MENUA case of malignant melanoma of the areola in a male patient Volume 30, numéro 5, September-October 2020
Illustrations
1 Department of Dermatology, Saitama Medical University
2 Department of Dermatologic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital
3 Department of Pathology, Saitama Medical University, International Medical Center
- DOI : 10.1684/ejd.2020.3865
- Page(s) : 603-5
- Année de parution : 2020
Pigmented lesions on the nipple and areola are rare and must be differentiated from malignant melanoma (MM), pigmented Paget's disease (pPD), benign melanocytic lesions and melanosis [1]. pPD is the most frequently described malignant tumour at this specific site [2]. Only few reports have described the dermoscopic findings of MM arising on the nipple or areola, and almost all cases have occurred in females [3-6]. We report a very rare case of MM that arose on a areola in a male, in which the dermoscopic [...]