Dermatoscopy for in vivo diagnosis of malignant melanoma.
A man, 59 years of age, presented with a pigmented lesion that was discovered on lung auscultation by a family physician. Clinically, a 12 mm long, slightly elevated, brown lesion with variegate pigmentation was observed on his back. Dermatoscopy revealed a multicomponent pattern characterised by irregular pigmented network, radial streaming and pseudopods along with extensive blue-grey areas and a dark brown patch.
Vano-Galvan
Sergio
S
Department of Dermatology, Ramon y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain. sergiovano@yahoo.es
de las Heras
Elena
E
Aguayo-Leyva
Ingrid
I
Jaen
Pedro
P
D046169:Dermoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*