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Case Reports
. 2020;80(3):280-284.

[Mixed desmoplastic melanoma]

[Article in Spanish]
Carina Simionato  1 , Carla Minaudo  2 , Tomás Mosquera  2 , Mario Marini  3 , Alberto Saponaro  2 , Félix Vigovich  4
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Case Reports

[Mixed desmoplastic melanoma]

[Article in Spanish]
Carina Simionato et al. Medicina (B Aires). 2020.
Free article

Abstract
in English, Spanish

Desmoplastic melanoma is a rare presentation of melanoma with a different clinical behavior compared to other histological variants. Its diagnosis in early stages is a challenge due to its variable clinical presentation, with a predominant dermal component and the frequent absence of pigment. Its histology is divided into pure and mixed type, and this classification has important prognostic implications. The average Breslow thickness at diagnosis is higher than in other melanoma variants. However, the tendency to lymph node metastasis is low.

El melanoma desmoplásico es una variedad infrecuente de melanoma que se distingue por su presentación clínico-patológica y su comportamiento biológico. El diagnóstico temprano es un desafío por su presentación clínica variable, con predominio del componente dérmico y la frecuente ausencia de pigmento. En la histología se lo divide en puro y mixto y esta clasificación tiene importantes implicancias pronósticas. El espesor de Breslow promedio al momento del diagnóstico es mayor que en otras variantes de melanoma, sin embargo, la tendencia a generar metástasis ganglionares es menor.

Keywords: amelanotic melanoma; desmoplastic melanoma; pure and mixed desmoplastic melanoma.

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