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Friday 24 August 2007

Lentigo maligna melanoma

A 69-year-old woman consulted for a macular pigmented lesion of her right cheek. This multicoloured lesion was centered by a dark brown spot.




Dermoscopy focused on the darker area showed annular granular structures, asymetric follicular openings and rhomboidal structures very suggestive of lentigo maligna melanoma.


A biopsy was performed on the dark brown spot and revealed a lentigo maligna melanoma in situ.


The lesion was entirely removed and a graft was performed.
The pathology exam of the whole lesion revealed a breslow index at 0.46mm