A superficial spreading melanoma on the forearm (SSM-patient4)
Keywords: 74 years, Arm, Breslow depth 0.5mm, Clinical image, Darkly pigmented macule, Female, Histopathology-confirmed, Irregular colours, PT1a malignant melanoma, Right forearm, Ugly duckling
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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