Open AccessNail Apparatus Melanoma: Experience of 10 Years in a Single Institution
Author(s) -
Desiree Ji Re Lee,
Samia Trigo Arbache,
Maria Victória Quaresma,
Marcello Menta Simonsen Nico,
Tatiana Villas Boas Gabbi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
skin appendage disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.773
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2296-9195
pISSN - 2296-9160
DOI - 10.1159/000488722
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , surgery , retrospective cohort study , group b , phalanx , single center , nail (fastener) , melanoma , breslow thickness , dermatology , cancer , sentinel lymph node , physics , materials science , cancer research , breast cancer , optics , metallurgy
Nail apparatus melanoma (NAM) is rare. The higher mortality reported in the literature is most likely due to advanced disease associated with delayed diagnosis and treatment.