One-year follow-up of a lentigo maligna: first dermoscopic signs of growth.

Schiffner, R; Perusquia, A M; Stolz, W · Br J Dermatol · 2004

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

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.

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