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Image Number #5420 (Lentigo maligna)

Diagnosis: Lentigo maligna

Description: Pigmented macules

Morphology: Macule brown

Site: Cheek

Sex: F

Age: 71

Type: Clinical

Submitted By: Ted Rosen

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Differential Diagnosis
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History:

Elderly woman with twopoigmented macules on her cheek. Both were suspicious appearing. Biopsy disclosed more severe atypia and superficial invasion in "B" compared to site "A." Thus, specimen form site "A" was read as lentigo maligna and site "B" was read as lentigo maligna melanoma. Both were surgically excised.

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