A slowly enlarging purple nodule on the arm
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A 50-year-old Caucasian gentleman presented with a oneyear history of a gradually enlarging pigmented lump on the right forearm. On examination there was a 1 cm blue-purple nodule, which was hard in consistency (Figure 1). A mobile dermal cystic component was palpated after lateral pressure. Further dermoscopic examination revealed a homogeneous blue-purple pigmentation surrounded by a subtle brown hyperpigmentation and a central white area with fine
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