Comparison of acral nevomelanocytic proliferations in Japanese and whites.
J Invest Dermatol
; 92(5 Suppl): 222S-226S, 1989 May.
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ABSTRACT
The preponderance of malignant melanomas that occur in the Japanese population affect the palmar and plantar areas, in contrast to those of whites, which occur predominantly on the head, neck, and trunk. Furthermore, a precursor lesion, the dysplastic nevus, has been well defined in nonacral white skin but not in the Japanese. In this paper, a similarity between benign and atypical acral nevomelanocytic proliferations in Japanese and whites is described. However, it appears that in the Japanese group the melanocytes in benign and atypical proliferations are less dendritic than those noted in whites, and, in both groups, extensive pigmentation was noted in both the epidermal and dermal components of benign and malignant lesions in this limited review. A practical approach to classifications of atypism is, likewise, offered.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Cutâneas
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Melanoma
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Nevo
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1989
Tipo de documento:
Article