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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.
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Dermoscopy revealed a homogeneous pattern with many
arborizing vessels.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioA2o4VgfZfpbd2mdVQG3-rTD9UM_oYwGpBA1q4IxAqNuBLWdUsco-QinebSJOsz-KztS6T1u23jVoP2UQnHaGAu-xuzguDBfl7OJRpGrAjVLbmRHyfYnOztMdWsfYrdo44L4Bqz5OoMI/s400/RAOD2.jpg)
The lesion was excised and pathology was in favor of a
benign melanocytic nevusArborizing vessels are mainly found in basal cell carcinomas and also
rarely in the following lesions:- melanocytic nevus
- melanoma
- seborrheic keratosis