dermoscopy. lentigo maligna melanoma on the cheek
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Dermoscopy.Lentigo Maligna Melanoma on the
cheek.
F. Peral Rubio, M.D.Department of Dermatology Complejo Hospitalario Universitario, Badajoz, Spain.
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Dermoscopy.Lentigo Maligna Melanoma
on the cheek.
A 60-years-old men. The patient was referred to us
for the assessment of a pigmented lesion on the cheek 6 months previously.
Dermoscopy
Dermoscopy revealed: A pseudo-pigmented network (due
to the facial localisation). Slate gray dots that begin to dispose
as annular- granular structures. Asymmetric pigmentation of the
follicular openings. Rhomboidal structures.
Slate gray dots
Asymmetric pigmentation
of the follicular openings.
Rhomboidal structures
Dermoscopy.Lentigo Maligna Melanoma on the cheek.
A punch biopsy was performed on the darkest area (Rhomboidal structures) and pathology revealed a
lentigo maligna melanoma, Breslow thickness 0,5 mm.
Dermoscopy.Lentigo Maligna Melanoma on the
cheek.
F. Peral Rubio, M.D.Department of Dermatology Complejo Hospitalario Universitario, Badajoz, Spain.
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