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Implantation and Evaluation of Melanoma in the Murine Choroid via Optical Coherence Tomography
Published on: December 2, 2022
Subungual melanoma: diagnosis and management
Clive C Woods1, Louise N Bacon, Billy R Ballard
1Department of Surgery, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USA.
Abstract:
Subungual Melanoma accounts for less than three percent of all cutaneous melanomas and has a dismal prognosis. Our case report outlines the current approach for diagnosis and management of this rare form of acral lentiginous melanoma.
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