Trauma and foreign bodies may favour the onset of melanoma metastases

Clin Exp Dermatol. 2020 Jul;45(5):619-621. doi: 10.1111/ced.14202. Epub 2020 May 2.

Authors

V De Giorgi^{1

2}, P Maida³, L Salvati¹, F Scarfì¹, L Trane¹, A Gori², F Silvestri¹, F Venturi¹, P Covarelli⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
² Cancer Research 'AttiliaPofferi' Foundation, Pistoia, Italy.
³ Clinica Luganese Moncucco, Lugano, Switzerland.
⁴ Department of Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.

PMID: 32086961
DOI: 10.1111/ced.14202

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Fatal Outcome
Finger Injuries / complications*
Finger Injuries / diagnostic imaging
Fingers / diagnostic imaging
Foreign Bodies / complications*
Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
Melanoma / secondary*