Tangential Biopsy Thickness versus Lesion Depth in Longitudinal Melanonychia: A Pilot Study
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Tangential Biopsy Thickness versus Lesion Depth in Longitudinal Melanonychia: A Pilot Study
Longitudinal melanonychia can be caused by melanocyte activation (hypermelanosis) or proliferation (lentigo, nevus or melanoma). Histopathologic examination is mandatory for suspicious cases of melanomas. Tangential biopsy of the matrix is an elegant technique avoiding nail plate dystrophy, but it was unknown whether the depth of the sample obtained by this method is adequate for histopathologi...
متن کاملTesticular Biopsy in Males With Infertility: A Longitudinal Study
Background & objective: Regarding the importance of histologic examination of testicular biopsy for clinical planning of infertility, the current study was conducted to compare 2 separate histologic examination of testicular biopsy. Also, some cases with known fertility outcome were followed and their histological patterns were also compared with those of the outcome. ...
متن کاملHydroxyurea Induced Longitudinal Melanonychia: A Picture Presentation
This is a picture presentation of myeloproliferative disorder developing to longitudinal melanonychia as a side effect of hydroxyurea. Keywords: Melanonychia, hydroxyurea, side effect.
متن کاملLongitudinal melanonychia.
To cite: Khan K, Mavanur AA. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015213459 DESCRIPTION An otherwise healthy 13-year-old boy was noted to have a discolouration arising from the nail bed of the left thumb. The lesion exhibited brisk linear transformation since it was initially noticed 4 months prior. There was no family history of melanoma, and he was n...
متن کاملhydroxyurea induced longitudinal melanonychia: a picture presentation
this is a picture presentation of myeloproliferative disorder developing to longitudinal melanonychia as a side effect of hydroxyurea. keywords: melanonychia, hydroxyurea, side effect.
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Dermatology Research and Practice
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1687-6105,1687-6113
DOI: 10.1155/2012/353864