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Melanocytic dysplasia and internal malignancy
Author(s) -
EUSEBI V.,
COOK M.G.
Publication year - 1986
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 - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1986.tb00429.x
Subject(s) - malignancy , medicine , dysplasia , dermatology , incidence (geometry) , melanoma , pathology , cancer research , optics , physics
Summary Details of a family are presented in which many members had the dysplastic naevus syndrome (DNS) but who showed a high incidence of internal malignancy rather than melanoma. It is suggested that melanocytic dysplasia, although much more commonly a marker for a high risk of melanoma, may occasionally indicate an alternative risk of internal malignancy.