Arborizing tree vessels

A 79-year-old woman consulted for this lesion near her right ear. This lesion was soft and non ulcerated. The patient did not remember how long it was evolving.

Dermoscopy revealed a homogeneous pattern with many arborizing vessels.

The lesion was excised and pathology was in favor of a benign melanocytic nevus


Arborizing vessels are mainly found in basal cell carcinomas and also rarely in the following lesions:

• melanocytic nevus
• melanoma
• seborrheic keratosis