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ArticleCureus2024

Primary Dermal Melanoma: A Rare Subtype of Melanoma and Clinical Mimicker of Basal Cell Carcinoma.

Kelly E Owens, Ysaac Zegeye, Rayan Saade, Michelle B Pavlis

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Kelly E OwensDepartment of Dermatology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, USA.
Ysaac ZegeyeDepartment of Dermatology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, USA.
Rayan SaadeDepartment of Pathology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, USA.
Michelle B PavlisDepartment of Dermatology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary dermal melanoma (PDM) is a rare variant of melanoma. We present the case of a 76-year-old female diagnosed with PDM following initial suspicion of basal cell carcinoma, prompting extensive workup to exclude metastasis. This case demonstrates the diagnostic challenges and need for rigorous evaluation in suspected PDM cases. Current literature lacks definitive diagnostic markers for PDM, and we highlight the ongoing need for research and collaborative efforts between dermatology and oncology.

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diagnostic uncertaintymelanoma­melanoma and nevimelanoma surgerymetastatic melanomametastatic skin cancerprimary dermal melanoma­skin cancerskin cancer detectionsolitary dermal melanoma

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PMID39188463
PMCPMC11346804

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