Lentigo maligna.A case of lentigo maligna presenting primary palpebral onset and subsequent intra-conjunctival extending.
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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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Thirty-eight cases of lentigo maligna and 22 cases of lentigo maligna melanoma, were reviewed in order to compare cure rates of various methods of treatment. Surgical excision resulted in the best cure rate (91%); destructive modalities were less successful (45%). All lesions treated with 5% 5-fluorouracil recurred.
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OBJECTIVES To assess the margins required for excision of lentigo maligna (LM) and lentigo maligna melanoma (LMM) by the technique of mapped serial excision (MSE), and to assess the efficacy of MSE. DESIGN An interventional, prospective, noncontrolled case series. SETTING Tertiary referral, dermatologic surgery unit. PATIENTS Consecutive patients with head and neck LM or LMM who underwent...
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عنوان ژورنال: Skin Cancer
سال: 1995
ISSN: 1884-3549,0915-3535
DOI: 10.5227/skincancer.10.375