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Lentigo maligna melanoma with a history of cosmetic treatment: Prevalence, surgical outcomes and considerations

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Lentigo maligna (LM) is melanoma in situ on sun‐damaged skin and presents diagnostic challenges due to overlapping features with benign pigmented lesions. Cosmetic treatments may be inadvertently performed on LM.… Click to show full abstract

Lentigo maligna (LM) is melanoma in situ on sun‐damaged skin and presents diagnostic challenges due to overlapping features with benign pigmented lesions. Cosmetic treatments may be inadvertently performed on LM. The aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of LM with prior cosmetic treatment, and evaluate surgical outcomes.

Keywords: maligna melanoma; lentigo maligna; surgical outcomes; prevalence; cosmetic treatment

Journal Title: Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
Year Published: 2017

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