Gabriel Salerni; Rosario Peralta; Sonia Rodríguez Saa; Emilia N. Cohen Sabban; Horacio A. Cabo

Authors

Gabriel Salerni Centennial Provincial Hospital, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Rosario Peralta A. Lanari Medical Research Institute, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sonia Rodríguez Saa Del Carmen Hospital, Social Work for Public Employees, Godoy Cruz, Mendoza, Argentina
Emilia N. Cohen Sabban A. Lanari Medical Research Institute, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Horacio A. Cabo A. Lanari Medical Research Institute, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Keywords:

dermoscopy, melanoma

Abstract

Amelanotic melanoma is a clinical and descriptive term frequently used to define melanomas that lack melanin pigmentation.

Author Biographies

Gabriel Salerni, Centennial Provincial Hospital, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina

Dermatologist, Dermatology Service

Rosario Peralta, A. Lanari Medical Research Institute, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Medical Dermatologist, First Assistant, Dermatology Service

Sonia Rodríguez Saa, Del Carmen Hospital, Social Work for Public Employees, Godoy Cruz, Mendoza, Argentina

Dermatologist, Dermatology Service

Emilia N. Cohen Sabban, A. Lanari Medical Research Institute, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Associate Professor of Dermatology, Deputy Head of the Dermatology Service

Horacio A. Cabo, A. Lanari Medical Research Institute, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Associate Professor, Head of the Dermatology Service

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