Tag Archives: melanoma
Update: Immunotherapeutic options in advanced melanoma
Do we need pigment to develop melanoma?
Melanoma concern
For melanoma, patient and physician education is key. Laser treatment for hyperpigmentation in darker skin effective. Teledermatology could replace office visits in this underserved population.
Dermatology Times – Dermatology
Melanoma in pregnancy
The controversies revolving around the risks and prognosis associated with melanoma and pregnancy are many and have been a flashpoint for much discussion and debate. While some controversies remain, clarity and consensus has been found among some of the current issues regarding melanoma and pregnancy.
Dermatology Times – Dermatology
Quiz: Acral lentiginous melanoma
In this installment of our melanoma case studies series, we focus on factors associated with acral lentiginous melanoma.
Dermatology Times – Dermatology
Case presentation: Subungual melanoma
A Caucasian female presented with a dark brown band on her nail that appeared a few years ago signifying subungual melanoma. What is the most concerning symptom?
Dermatology Times – Dermatology
Melanoma quiz: Diagnosis, differential and black patches
71-year-old Caucasian woman presents with an asymptomatic 4 cm x 2.5 cm black patch.
Dermatology Times – Dermatology
The many faces of melanoma
Beginning this week, we will publish a series of case studies and quizzes on the subtypes and features of melanoma. In this article, Dr. Eve Lowenstein takes us through the series.
Modern medicine – dermatology
Melanoma and the wrong site
Wrong-site surgeries are preventable. In this article, Dr. Goldberg outlines a few measures.
Dermatology Times – Dermatology