Lentigo Maligna - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

lentigo maligna

Body Site

chest

Age

68 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

brown

Morphology

macular / flat (macule / patch)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This 68 year old man was evaluated for a large irregularly shaped, variably hyperpigmented patch with scalloped borders that had changed little over the preceding 10 years. A skin biopsy from the center of the patch showed lentigo maligna, and the lesion was excised without complications. Histologic examination of the entire lesion showed a Clark level 3, 1 mm thick lentigo maligna melanoma.

Description

5 X 2.5 cm irregularly shaped and pigmented patch

Image Added

8/26/2002 21:29:34

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