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CLINICAL PRESENTATION A 90-year-old man presented to the surgical oncology department as a referral for newly diagnosed melanoma on the left side of the upper back. Initial biopsy found superficial… Click to show full abstract
CLINICAL PRESENTATION A 90-year-old man presented to the surgical oncology department as a referral for newly diagnosed melanoma on the left side of the upper back. Initial biopsy found superficial spreading melanoma with a Breslow depth of at least 2.3 mm without ulceration and 8 mitoses/mm; prominent intravascular invasion was noted. Examination found gray streaks extending laterally from the biopsy site and a brown macule lateral to the site (Fig 1).
Keywords:
melanoma;
lymphovascular invasion;
invasion malignant;
malignant melanoma;
gray streaks
Journal Title: JAAD Case Reports
Year Published: 2020
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Journal Title: JAAD Case Reports
Year Published: 2020
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