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1800 867 1390Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [6 February]
This week’s case discussion, submitted by Dr Renuka Ranasinghe, features a hospital worker in her late 60s who was sent in for a skin cancer check by her hairdresser who had noticed a benign pigmented seborrhoeic keratosis on the back of the patient’s neck.
Upon a full-body skin examination, a freckle was noted on the patient’s left anterior thigh. The patient reported it was unchanged for years.
What is your differential diagnosis here? What would you do next?
Update:
Here is the final histopathology report. The lesion is invasive lentigo maligna melanoma, Breslow thickness 0.7mm, Clark level 4. Suspicious for lymphatic invasion.
Here are the follow-up photos of treatment:
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It is asymmetrical shape, and colour, abnormal networking, areas of regression with normal skin colour.
I believe it is an In situ Malignant Melanoma and that needs to be treated with excision biopsy with 5 mm
clear Margin and further follow ups every three months.
It is a pigmented melanocytic lesion, has atypical network, asymmetry and different shades of brown, some has thick reticular lines. Hence, Melanoma needs to be ruled out by excision with 2-3 mm margins.
Possible lentigo maligna – excision biopsy 2mm margins
looks like definite angulated lines around 12 oclock of the lesion with suggestion of grey hue. There is also a more hyperpigmented area marginal at 5 oclock and I feel the lesion does look somewhat chaotic in colour and structure
MM until proven otherwise. If patient is agreeable I suggest excision biopsy on an easy anatomical area or get him back in 1 months to compare dermsocpic image for any interim change ( less preferred option)
dd atypical naevus.
collision lesion between a melanoma in situ and lentigo
Assymetry and areas of irregular network. Warrants biopsy but may well just be lentigo.
Large lesion – around 15 x 20 mm from the scale which is seen on one of the dermoscopy views.
Shave or excision?
Not a difficult excision from the body position, so I would favour excision biopsy with 2 mm margins
Melanoma
Benign naevus
Asymmetrical with extra reticular network on one end of the lesion. I think to exclude MIS or lentigo maligna , excision with 2mm margin.
Melanoma insitu
Looks suspicious, but surely if the patient states it hasn’t changed in years she might be resistant to what will be a large excision. It looks superficial, would there be any risk in just taking a photo and bringing her back for a review in 3 months time?
Excision biopsy with 3 mm margin