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    Breast Cancer-Related Neoplastic Alopecia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

    January 2021 in “ Skin appendage disorders ”
    Roberta Vezzoni, Laura Toffoli, Claudio Conforti … Iris Zalaudek
    Studysummary This review highlights the importance of recognizing neoplastic alopecia as a potential indicator of underlying metastatic neoplasia, as it may be mistaken for other scalp conditions like alopecia areata.
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    Research cited in this study 6

    1. Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: An Update on Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment American Journal of Clinical Dermatology · 2019
    2. Primary Scarring Alopecias Current problems in dermatology · 2015
    3. Hair and Scalp Dermatoscopy Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2012
    4. Review of Scalp Alopecia Due to a Clinically Unapparent or Minimally Apparent Neoplasm (SACUMAN) Acta dermato-venereologica · 2006
    5. Alopecia Neoplastica Caused by Desmoplastic Melanoma Australasian Journal of Dermatology · 2003
    6. Alopecia Neoplastica Simulating Alopecia Areata and Predating the Detection of Primary Breast Carcinoma Journal of Cutaneous Pathology · 1994

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