Nodal Melanoma Metastasis under Infliximab Therapy in a Patient with Nevoid Melanoma First Misdiagnosed as Benign Nevus: A Potentially Dangerous Diagnostic Pitfall in the Era of Biologic Therapies

Nodal Melanoma Metastasis under Infliximab Therapy in a Patient with Nevoid Melanoma First Misdiagnosed as Benign Nevus: A Potentially Dangerous Diagnostic Pitfall in the Era of Biologic Therapies

We report the case of a 53-year-old Caucasian woman who developed nodal melanoma metastasis under infliximab therapy 2 years after the removal of a nevoid melanoma, which was initially misdiagnosed as a benign compound nevus. This case illustrates the potential link between tumor necrosis factor (TN...

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Main Authors: Safa, Gilles, Fromentoux, Sophie, Darrieux, Laure, Hogenhuis, Jean-Anastase, Tisseau, Laurent
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: S. Karger AG 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3884181/

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3884181/

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