Lentigo Maligna: Keys to Dermoscopic Diagnosis
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Lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma.
Lentigo maligna (LM) is a pigmented lesion that occurs on the sun-exposed skin, particularly the head and neck areas, of an older patient. The lesion increases in size and at some point, often many years after its onset, may become lentigo maligna melanoma (LMM). For this reason, most authors consider LM a form of melanoma in situ. Treatment includes surgical or destructive modalities; the pref...
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عنوان ژورنال: Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas (English Edition)
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1578-2190
DOI: 10.1016/j.adengl.2016.05.017