Nodular Melanoma in an African American Female.

Vincent Brown, Tom Reisler, Jake Laks

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Article in Eplasty, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

Nodular melanoma in an African American Japanese male.Clinical case reports · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Vincent BrownDepartment of Surgery, The Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.

Tom ReislerDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.

Jake LaksDepartment of Surgery, The Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Melanoma incidence is increasing and is associated with the majority of skin cancer-related deaths. Most melanomas have an indolent growth and are difficult to diagnose, attributing to their increased risk of metastatic disease on initial presentation. Nodular melanoma accounts for roughly 15% to 30% of all the melanomas, making it the second most common melanoma. This case describes nodular melanoma, the atypical presentation, the diagnosis, and the treatment. This case is of special interest due to the rarity of the disease and this particular patient's disease presentation and management. Unfortunately, the patient refused further surgery, so definitive treatment was not achieved.

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exophytic massmelanomanodular melanomaskin cancerskin lesion

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PMID31019646

PMCPMC6467182

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