Desmoplastic melanoma

Other names: Neurotropic melanoma,[1] or Spindled melanoma[1]
Desmoplastic melanoma
Specialty| Dermatology

Desmoplastic melanoma is a rare cutaneous condition characterized by a deeply infiltrating type of melanoma[2]: 696 with an abundance of fibrous matrix.[3] It usually occurs in the head and neck region of older people with sun-damaged skin.[3] Diagnosis can be difficult as it has a similar appearance to sclerosing melanocytic nevi as well as some nonmelanocytic skin lesions such as scars, fibromas, or cysts.[3]

Desmoplastic melanomas tend to recur locally, with distant metastasis being less common.[3]

Between 1% and 4% of all melanomas in predominantly pale-skinned populations are desmoplastic melanomas.[4] The male to female ratio is 1.75:1.[4] The average age of onset is over 665 years.[4]

## Contents

* 1 Signs and symptoms
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Signs and symptoms[edit | edit source]

* Desmoplastic melanoma

* Desmoplastic melanoma

* Desmoplastic melanoma

* Desmoplastic melanoma

* Desmoplastic melanoma

* Desmoplastic melanoma

## See also[edit | edit source]

* List of cutaneous conditions

## References[edit | edit source]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
2. ↑ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-7216-2921-6.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Busam, Klaus J. (2011). "Desmoplastic Melanoma". Clinics in Laboratory Medicine. 31 (2): 321–30. doi:10.1016/j.cll.2011.03.009. PMID 21549245.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 DE, Elder; D, Massi; RA, Scolyer; R, Willemze (2018). "2. Melanocytic tumours: Desmoplastic melanoma". WHO Classification of Skin Tumours. Vol. 11 (4th ed.). Lyon (France): World Health Organization. pp. 105–107. ISBN 978-92-832-2440-2. Archived from the original on 2022-07-11. Retrieved 2022-08-12.

## External links[edit | edit source]

Classification|

* ICD-10: C43.9

|

* v
* t
* e

Skin cancer of nevi and melanomas

Melanoma|

* Mucosal melanoma
* Superficial spreading melanoma
* Nodular melanoma
* lentigo
* Lentigo maligna/Lentigo maligna melanoma
* Acral lentiginous melanoma
* Amelanotic melanoma
* Desmoplastic melanoma
* Melanoma with features of a Spitz nevus
* Melanoma with small nevus-like cells
* Polypoid melanoma
* Nevoid melanoma
* Melanocytic tumors of uncertain malignant potential

Nevus/
melanocytic nevus|

* Nevus of Ito/Nevus of Ota
* Spitz nevus
* Pigmented spindle cell nevus
* Halo nevus
* Pseudomelanoma

* Blue nevus
* of Jadassohn–Tièche
* Cellular
* Epithelioid
* Deep penetrating
* Amelanotic
* Malignant

* Congenital melanocytic nevus (Giant
* Medium-sized
* Small-sized)

* Balloon cell nevus
* Dysplastic nevus/Dysplastic nevus syndrome

* Acral nevus
* Becker's nevus
* Benign melanocytic nevus
* Nevus spilus

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template