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. 2023 Aug;64(3):417-422.
doi: 10.1111/ajd.14057. Epub 2023 Apr 27.

Clinical and dermoscopic features of nail unit melanoma in an Australian nail clinic cohort

Alexis Arasu  1 , Anne Howard  1   2   3 , Chin-Guan Tan  4 , Saurabh Prakash  4 , Johannes S Kern  1   2   3   5   6
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Clinical and dermoscopic features of nail unit melanoma in an Australian nail clinic cohort

Alexis Arasu et al. Australas J Dermatol. 2023 Aug.

Abstract

Nail unit melanoma carries diagnostic challenges conferring with its poor prognosis. This audit aims to characterise both clinical and dermoscopic features of nail unit malignant lesions and compare them with biopsied benign lesions. It focuses on informing future practice by aiding in the stratification and recognition of malignant diagnostic patterns in the Australian context.

Keywords: melanonychia; nail unit melanoma; subungual melanoma.

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