Dermatoscopy of a minute melanoma

Australas J Dermatol. 2011 Feb;52(1):76-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2010.00725.x. Epub 2011 Jan 12.

Abstract

We present a case report of a naevoid lentigo maligna (World Health Organisation level 1 melanoma) on the nose of a 46-year-old man. He was under surveillance because of a past history of two melanomas and developed a new lesion. The visible lesion was 1.6 mm in maximum diameter as measured by the scale on the dermatoscope footplate. The dermatoscopic structures present were limited to dots arranged asymmetrically. We believe that the fact that some of these dots were grey provided a useful clue to the diagnosis of melanoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Dermoscopy
  • Humans
  • Hutchinson's Melanotic Freckle / pathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nose
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*