Forearm lesion

A 59-year-old woman consulted for this pigmented lesion on her right forearm.

Dermoscopy revealed:

• irregular pigmentation
• atypical reticular pattern
• irregular dots / globules
• brown dots
• regressive homogeneous area

in favor of a melanoma.

This lesion was excised and pathology revealed a superficial spreading melanoma with a Breslow index at 0,47mm

Lentigo maligna melanoma

A 68-year-old man consulted for an enlarging dark pigmented lesion.


Dermoscopy revealed asymmetrical pigmented follicular openings, rhomboidal structures and some homogenous areas.
A biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of lentigo maligna . The lesion was completely excised and pathology revealed a lentigo maligna melanoma in situ.