Nail apparatus melanoma initially diagnosed as nail matrix blue nevus: a case report with dermatoscopy and dermatopathology

• Main Authors: Bengu Nisa Akay (Author), Aylin Okcu Heper (Author), Luc Thomas (Author), Brigitte Balme (Author), Simon Clark (Author), Cliff Rosendahl (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Mattioli1885, 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We present a case of nail apparatus melanoma in a 50-year-old woman presenting as new and changing longitudinal melanonychia of the right thumb. Very heavy melanin pigmentation involving both the epidermis and dermis interfered with dermatopathological assessment, which initially leads to a diagnosi...