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Goretti Lacruz1, Isabel Cárdenas, Cristina Carrera

  • 1Melanoma Unit, Dermatology Department, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland)
|June 20, 2014
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Multiple primary acral melanomas (AM) are rare in Caucasians. This study reports the first cases, highlighting the possibility of BRAF mutations in high-risk patients and emphasizing the need for thorough acral examinations.

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