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Teledermoscopy: a helpful detection tool for amelanotic and hypomelanotic melanoma

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Amelanotic and hypomelanotic melanomas (AHM) comprise 2-8% of all melanomas. They are usually diagnosed late and are more advanced at diagnosis compared with pigmented melanomas (MM). As a result, AHMs… Click to show full abstract

Amelanotic and hypomelanotic melanomas (AHM) comprise 2-8% of all melanomas. They are usually diagnosed late and are more advanced at diagnosis compared with pigmented melanomas (MM). As a result, AHMs are associated with higher mortality and morbidity (1). Some reports have described the dermoscopic features of amelanotic melanomas (AMM) and hypomelanotic melanomas (HMM) to aid the diagnosis of such lesions (2-4).

Keywords: helpful detection; detection tool; teledermoscopy helpful; hypomelanotic melanoma; tool amelanotic; amelanotic hypomelanotic

Journal Title: British Journal of Dermatology
Year Published: 2021

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