Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 62, Issue 5 , Pages 857-860 , May 2010

Amelanotic lentigo maligna: A report of three cases and review of the literature

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 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

PII: S0190-9622(09)00702-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.06.017

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 62, Issue 5 , Pages 857-860 , May 2010