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One‐year follow‐up of a lentigo maligna: first dermoscopic signs of growth
Author(s) -
Schiffner R.,
Perusquia A.M.,
Stolz W.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.06225.x
Subject(s) - lentigo maligna , forehead , lentigo maligna melanoma , medicine , dermatology , lesion , lentigo , biopsy , premalignant lesion , pathology , melanoma , surgery , cancer , cancer research
Summary We report a 64‐year‐old man with a pigmented lesion on his forehead, initially thought to be actinic lentigo. At follow‐up 1 year later the lesion had increased in size and showed new areas of pigmentation. Dermoscopic observation and biopsy led to a diagnosis of lentigo maligna and the lesion was excised. The dermoscopic features indicative of early growth of lentigo maligna are identified and discussed.