Embryology of a melanoma? A case report with speculation based on dermatoscopic and histologic evidence
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“The idea evolved that lesions have lives, just as human beings have; that lesions look very different at different times in their lives just as human beings do; and that stages in the lives of lesions can be described and depicted roughly as early, fully developed, and late, just as human beings can be described and depicted as infantile, mature, and old.” A. Bernard Ackerman, M.D. From The Lives of Lesions, page vi (Ardor Scribendi, Ltd, 1983)
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