[en] Cancers rarely coexist with pregnancy. Cutaneous melanoma, however, is one of the most frequently encountered neoplasms during pregnancy. Gestation may also be a period during which the aspect of some melanocytic naevi can change eventhough the tumor remains benign. Distinction between a benign and a malignant lesion may then be a dilemma. Clinical morphometry, dermoscopy, skin surface biopsy, conventional histology and immunohistochemistry are valuable means that can be used to secure maximum diagnostic confidence.
Disciplines :
Dermatology
Author, co-author :
Uhoda, I.; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Dermatopathologie
Pierard, Claudine ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Dermatopathologie
Arrese Estrada, Jorge ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Dermatopathologie
Quatresooz, Pascale ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Dermatopathologie
Cornil, F.; Centre Hospitalier Régionale de la Citadelle (Liège) - CHR CITADELLE > Dermatologie
Deleixhe-Mauhin, F.
Pierard, Gérald ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Dermatopathologie
Language :
French
Title :
Comment j'explore ... une tache noire au cours de la grossesse. Une tache parfois difficile pour le clinicien.
Alternative titles :
[en] How to investigate....A darkened skin lesion during pregnancy. A difficult task for the clinician.
Publication date :
2003
Journal title :
Revue Médicale de Liège
ISSN :
0370-629X
eISSN :
2566-1566
Publisher :
Université de Liège. Revue Médicale de Liège, Liège, Belgium