title: A clinically invisible melanoma.
abstract: We report a case of an amelanotic lentigo maligna incidentally found on a shave biopsy in an 87-year-old woman. Amelanotic lentigo maligna is a rare variant of lentigo maligna. It is often reported as presenting as erythematous scaly macules and is usually confused as benign dermatoses. Here were present a case of amelanotic lentigo maligna with no visible or palpable features.
authors: Department of Dermatology, Queensland Institute of Dermatology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
authors: Eshini
authors: E
authors: Perera
authors: Nicholas
authors: N
authors: Mellick
authors: Paul
authors: P
authors: Teng
authors: Graeme
authors: G
authors: Beardmore
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D018328:Melanoma, Amelanotic / Q000473:pathology*; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Hutchinson's melanotic freckle; amelanotic lentigo maligna; cutaneous neoplasm; histopathology; melanoma; melanoma of unknown primary