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Melanotic freckle of Hutchinson: treatment of macular and nodular phases with cryotherapy
Author(s) -
DAWBER RODNEY P.R.,
WILKINSON JOHN D.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1979.tb15291.x
Subject(s) - cryotherapy , medicine , dermatology , cryosurgery , lentigo , lentigo maligna , nodular melanoma , surgery , melanoma , cancer research
SUMMARY Fourteen cases of Hutchinson's lentigo maligna and eight further cases with nodular invasive areas in whom liquid nitrogen spray has been curative are reported. We suggest that in view of its simplicity and efficacy, cryotherapy is the treatment of choice for the macular phase and possibly also for the nodular invasive stage.