Correlation between dermoscopic and histopathological diagnoses of atypical nevi in a dermatology outpatient clinic of the Medical School of São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil Correlação entre os diagnósticos dermatoscópico e histopatológico de nevos atípicos no ambulatório de dermatologia da Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brasil

• Main Authors: João Roberto Antonio (Author), Rosa Maria Cordeiro Soubhia (Author), Solange Corrêa Garcia Pires D'Avila (Author), Adriana Cristina Caldas (Author), Lívia Arroyo Trídico (Author), Fernanda Tomé Alves (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: The incidence of cutaneous melanoma is increasing worldwide. Since it is an aggressive neoplasm, it is difficult to treat in advanced stages; early diagnosis is important to heal the patient. Melanocytic nevi are benign pigmented skin lesions while atypical nevi are associated with the r...