Korean J Dermatol.
2003 Sep;41(9):1239-1241.
A Case of Pedunculated Melanoma
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. hjpark@catholic.ac.kr
Abstract
- The pedunculated melanoma is considered a more aggressive variant of nodular melanoma. The characteristics of the lesion is connected to the underlying skin by a pedicle or the stalk. 47-years old Korean man presented with a pedunculated mass on the abdomen that had been increasing in size for the last 2 months. The lesion appeared 2 months previously as a flat mark. Histopathologic findings showed that the lesion was consistent with a nodular melanoma.
