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Amelanotic malignant melanoma following cryosurgery for atypical lentigo maligna
Author(s) -
McKenna D. B.,
Cooper E. J.,
Kavanagh G. M.,
Davie R. M.,
McLaren K. M.,
Tidman M. J.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2000.00716.x
Subject(s) - cryosurgery , lentigo maligna , lentigo maligna melanoma , medicine , dermatology , melanoma , surgery , cancer research
Cryosurgery is an alternative treatment option to surgical excision for lentigo maligna. Clinical evidence of recurrence is usually characterized by repigmentation at the treated site. We report two patients who developed amelanotic malignant melanoma following cryosurgery for a pigmented lentigo maligna. These cases illustrate the potential risk of treating lentigo maligna with cryosurgery.