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. 2022 Jan 26;14(2):9482.
doi: 10.4081/dr.2022.9482. eCollection 2022 Jun 16.

A scary nipple

Francesca Boggio  1 , Antonio Perasole  2 , Cesare Massone  3 , Gianluca Nazzaro  4
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A scary nipple

Francesca Boggio et al. Dermatol Reports. .
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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Clinical presentation.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Dermoscopic features showing atypical pigment network.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Acanthosis and pigmentation of basal layer without significant increment of melanocytes.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
A) Compound nevus with junctional elements in a lentiginous fashion and small nests. B) HMB45 immunostaining.
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