A Case of Pedunculated Malignant Melanoma.
- Author:
Yong Hyun JANG
1
;
You Chan KIM
;
Eun So LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea. esl@ajou.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pedunculated malignant melanoma
- MeSH:
Adult;
Age of Onset;
Arm;
Granuloma, Pyogenic;
Humans;
Melanoma*;
Nevus, Intradermal;
Polyps;
Ulcer
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2005;43(7):1009-1011
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pedunculated malignant melanoma is a rare type of melanoma. It has long been considered to be the more aggressive variant of nodular melanoma. It has an earlier age of onset and commonly presents as an exophytic lesion which frequently ulcerates and does not necessarily appear pigmented, allowing it to be confused with benign conditions such as pyogenic granuloma, intradermal nevus, or a fibroepithelial polyp. We report a case of a pedunculated malignant melanoma presented with a pedunculated reddish nodule on the left upper arm of a 31 year-old man.
