Dispelling the myth of the "benign hair sign" for melanoma Journal Article
| Authors: | Scope, A.; Tabanelli, M.; Busam, K. J.; Rabinovitz, H.; Braun, R. P.; Marghoob, A. A. |
| Article Title: | Dispelling the myth of the "benign hair sign" for melanoma |
| Abstract: | The vast majority of melanocytic lesions with hair, such as congenital melanocytic nevi, are benign. However, there is a notion that the presence of one or more hairs in a melanocytic lesion is confirmatory for the benign nature of the lesion. To dispel this notion, we present 3 examples of melanocytic lesions that showed terminal hairs on clinical and dermoscopic evaluation, but in which the final diagnosis was invasive melanoma. Thus, integrating all clinical and dermoscopic findings, rather than relying on a single criterion for the lesion at hand should guide clinicians to the correct diagnosis. © 2007 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. |
| Keywords: | adult; human tissue; aged; clinical feature; histopathology; case report; melanoma; dermoscopy; skin neoplasms; epiluminescence microscopy; cancer invasion; melanocytic nevus; hair; neoplasm invasiveness; benign tumor |
| Journal Title: | Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology |
| Volume: | 56 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| ISSN: | 0190-9622 |
| Publisher: | Mosby Elsevier |
| Date Published: | 2007-03-01 |
| Start Page: | 413 |
| End Page: | 416 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.10.009 |
| PUBMED: | 17156892 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 1" - "Export Date: 17 November 2011" - "CODEN: JAADD" - "Source: Scopus" |
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