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[Image of the month. A hidden melanoma hidden in a tennis player].
- Source :
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Revue medicale de Liege [Rev Med Liege] 2001 Nov; Vol. 56 (11), pp. 737-8. - Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- A man presented with a malignant melanoma of the scalp. The lesion reached a large size before being disclosed. Repetitive sunburns during tennis matches could be responsible for this cancer. Indeed, hair protects only partially the skin from ultraviolet damages.
Details
- Language :
- French
- ISSN :
- 0370-629X
- Volume :
- 56
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Revue medicale de Liege
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 11789384