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This week we have another engaging case. A 65-year-old Caucasian female with no history of melanoma presented for excision of a cyst on her back. A full skin check was done and a pigmented skin lesion was noted on her lower back.
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Update:
How would you manage a patient with these findings? Please share your feedback.
Microscopic: 1. Sections are of skin, including subcutis, and show malignant melanoma: TYPE – Superficial spreading CELL TYPE – Naevoid to epithelioid, moderate tending to moderate-severe cytological atypia, moderate increase in pale cytoplasm. PIGMENT – Mild ULCERATION – Not evident CLARK LEVEL – 3; expanding and tending to fill papillary dermis. BRESLOW THICKNESS – 0.68mm MITOTIC RATE – No dermal mitotic figures identified. TUMOUR INFILTRATING LYMPHOCYTES – Focal REGRESSION – No significant regression fibrosis. PERINEURAL OR LYMPHOVASCULAR INVASION – Not identified SATELLITE DEPOSITS – Not identified COMPLETENESS OF EXCISION – 1mm from both transverse margins, >5mm from longitudinal ends.
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chaotic lesion w black clot- for excisional biopsy 2mm margin and go form there
Her skin does NOT show a lot of sun damage, lesion looks like ugly duckling macroscopically.
Chaos, multiple colours, black clots brown dots, pink & red areas, white lines with polarisation…
I would excise this lesion with two mm margin , most likely malignant, ??MIS
Chaos of structure and color. Brown clods, brown and grey dots peripherally in upper part, white regression zones indicate on melanoma. Central black clod and pink structureless around may indicate on invasive process.
Diagnosis: Invasive melanoma.
Excision with 5 mm margins.
Chaotic lesion. Showed areas of regression . Dots for biopsy malignant melanoma
It’s a melanocytic lesion
As per 7 point checklist :
Irregular pigmentation / blotch – near centre
Atypical pigment network at 2 o clock
Regression more than 20%
Provisional diagnosis – melanoma in situ
Needs excision biopsy (elliptical ) with 5 mm safety margins at least as per guidelines – however final margins based on the Histopath report
Suspicious looking Melanocytic lesion
Initial punch biopsy to diagnose
Follow up with excision with 5 mm margin all round,.
If histology shows complete excision, follow up
If excision is incomplete, refer dermatologistfor review.
May need further surgery and radio
Chaotic lesion with central erythema (v/s component), 1 dark-bluish clod, and few brown dots, my preferential would be: (1) pBCC; (2) MM.
Ideally punched biopsy is for NMSC but it is important to r/o MM in this case, thus 2-3mm margin excisional biopsy and go from there. WLE margin 5mm, 10mm should not applied at fist instance w/out establishment of Dx with breslow thickness.
Pigmented lesion.
best to apply Chaos and clues algorithm.
Chaos of structures( clods , dots, and structureless areas) , Chaos of colors ( brown, pink and black)
Clues- Eccentric structureless and peripheral dots/clods
Mx- Excise with a 2mm margin
Dx- melanoma ( pink, brown, polymorphic vascular pattern)
Non uniform chaotic lesion. Initial 3mm margin excision and await results. Further margin excision if necessary
multiple colours, lot of regression, dermoscopic chaos would need excisional biopsy for confirmation of SSM
This is a pigmented lesion
Chaos of structures and colours, Clues- thick reticular, structureless and dots
Melanoma suspected here. Excise with a 2mm margin.
Stand out isolated “ugly ducking” in older person, likely melanoma mandates 2mm margin excision biopsy. Diagnosis is confirmed and thickness is <1mm, so final excision margins are 10mm. Cheers to all
It will need further excision with 10mm margin
oriented elliptical excision with 2mm clinical margin followed by wide local excision +/- sentinal node biopsy depending on the initial report