A Case of Lentigo Maligna Melanoma.
- Author:
Dong Keun LEE
1
;
Hyeong Jin CHON
;
Dong Jun KIM
;
Sook Ja SON
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. nmcderma@netsgo.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lentigo maligna;
Lentigo maligna melanoma
- MeSH:
Cheek;
Female;
Humans;
Hutchinson's Melanotic Freckle*;
Lentigo*;
Melanoma*;
Middle Aged;
Skin;
Transplants
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2000;38(4):522-525
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report herein a case of lentigo maligna in a 60-year-old female that progressed to lentigo maligna melanoma. She had an uneven dark brownish pigmented and irregular-bordered macule on the right cheek, which gradually extended peripherally over the last 20 years and became 2.5x2.5cm in size. A dark brownish nodule developed in the inferior portion of the macule 7 months ago. The histopathologic findings were consistent with lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma. The lesion was excised with a surgical margin of 1cm and a full thickness skin graft was performed.
