Management of pigmented skin lesions during pregnancy

Erica B. Friedman; Richard A Scolyer; John F. Thompson

doi:10.31128/ajgp-04-19-48952

Abstract

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In pregnant women, changing naevi should be evaluated using conventional ABCDE melanoma diagnostic criteria, and suspicious lesions should not be attributed solely to a change in the hormonal milieu. In this population, diagnosed melanoma is probably best treated at a specialist centre.

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