A 61-year-old man consulted for a pigmented lesion on his back.Clinically this lesion was asymmetrical with 2 colours: pink and black.
Dermoscopy revealed: regression signs with a pink area, blue gray dots with a peppering aspect.
Pathology report: fibrosis and inflammation, hypermelanosis. Melanophages developed on a 1 mm depth. Immunochemistry: anti-human A negative.
In conclusion, this lesion was a fully regressive melanoma.
We recommend to read this article:
Dermoscopy of fully regressive melanoma. L. Thomas and al.The British Journal of Dermatology. 2008;158(6):1224-1229
