Dermoscopic image of a superficial spreading melanoma on the forearm (SSM-patient4)
Keywords: 74 years, Arm, Asymmetrical structure, Black blotches, Blue-grey clods, Blue-white veil, Breslow depth 0.5mm, Dermoscopy, Eccentric structureless area, Female, Grey-brown clods, Histopathology-confirmed, Irregular thick reticular lines, PT1a malignant melanoma, Right forearm, Ugly duckling, Varying colours
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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