Difference between revisions of "Acral nevus"
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*Palms ''or'' soles. | *Palms ''or'' soles. | ||
*May be confused with [[malignant melanoma]].<ref name=pmid19318796>{{Cite journal | last1 = Massi | first1 = G. | last2 = Vellone | first2 = VG. | last3 = Pagliarello | first3 = C. | last4 = Fabrizi | first4 = G. | title = Plantar melanoma that mimics melanocytic nevi: a report of 4 cases with lymph node metastases and with review of positive and negative controls. | journal = Am J Dermatopathol | volume = 31 | issue = 2 | pages = 117-31 | month = Apr | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1097/DAD.0b013e318194c904 | PMID = 19318796 }}</ref> | *May be confused with [[malignant melanoma]].<ref name=pmid19318796>{{Cite journal | last1 = Massi | first1 = G. | last2 = Vellone | first2 = VG. | last3 = Pagliarello | first3 = C. | last4 = Fabrizi | first4 = G. | title = Plantar melanoma that mimics melanocytic nevi: a report of 4 cases with lymph node metastases and with review of positive and negative controls. | journal = Am J Dermatopathol | volume = 31 | issue = 2 | pages = 117-31 | month = Apr | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1097/DAD.0b013e318194c904 | PMID = 19318796 }}</ref> | ||
**>45 years old with a "compound nevus"... consider melanoma.<ref name=pmid19318796/> | |||
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*''Volar'' refers to the palmar aspect ''or'' plantar aspect.<ref>URL: [http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=9907 http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=9907]. Accessed on: 14 January 2013.</ref> | *''Volar'' refers to the palmar aspect ''or'' plantar aspect.<ref>URL: [http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=9907 http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=9907]. Accessed on: 14 January 2013.</ref> | ||