dermoscopy. lentigo maligna melanoma on the cheek

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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