TY - JOUR
T1 - Longitudinal melanonychia biopsy
T2 - What not to do
AU - Ocampo-Garza, Jorge
AU - Bretas, Joana Mendes
AU - Matana, Daiane
AU - Sobral, Paula Jacomini
AU - Thompson, Curtis T.
AU - Zaiac, Martin
AU - Tosti, Antonella
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Journal of Drugs in Dermatology.
PY - 2018/5
Y1 - 2018/5
N2 - The nail matrix biopsy is an important technique in confirming or excluding a diagnosis of melanoma in a patient with longitudinal melanonychia. Dermatologists are the first-line diagnosticians for these pigmented lesions of the nail unit, however, for different reasons, some are reluctant to perform a nail biopsy. This case demonstrates how a poor biopsy technique resulted in a misdiagnosis in a patient with melanoma in situ.
AB - The nail matrix biopsy is an important technique in confirming or excluding a diagnosis of melanoma in a patient with longitudinal melanonychia. Dermatologists are the first-line diagnosticians for these pigmented lesions of the nail unit, however, for different reasons, some are reluctant to perform a nail biopsy. This case demonstrates how a poor biopsy technique resulted in a misdiagnosis in a patient with melanoma in situ.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 29742195
AN - SCOPUS:85053738050
VL - 17
SP - 587
EP - 588
JO - Journal of Drugs in Dermatology
JF - Journal of Drugs in Dermatology
SN - 1545-9616
IS - 5
ER -