Desmoplastic Melanoma
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Desmoplastic melanoma is a rare variant of spindle cell melanoma that was first described in 1971 by Conley et al. [1] . Between 1988 and 2006, less than 2,000 patients were diagnosed with desmoplastic melanoma in the United States. It accounts for between 1 to 4 percent of all cases of cutaneous melanomas. [2] Early diagnosis of desmoplastic melanoma can often result in favorable outcomes due to the relatively slow-growing nature of the tumor. However, in most patients with desmoplastic melanoma, the diagnosis is usually reached at an advanced stage of the disease due to the significant diagnostic challenges associated with this tumor.
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