An amelanotic nodular melanoma arising within a superficial spreading melanoma on the back (SSM-patient3)
Keywords: 78 years, Asymmetrical erythematous nodule, Back, Black peripheral dots, Blue-grey structureless zones, Breslow depth 6mm, Chaotic, Colour variation, Crust, Dermoscopy, Histopathology-confirmed, Male, Malignant melanoma, Nodular component, PT4b melanoma, Superior peripheral macular pigment, Ugly duckling, Ulceration, White lines
Superficial spreading melanoma is the most common type of melanoma, a potentially serious skin cancer that arises from melanocytes (pigment cells) along the basal layer of the epidermis.
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