A hypomelanotic macule on the mid back - excision showed a thin superficial spreading melanoma (SSM-patient6)
Keywords: 76 years, Back, Breslow depth 0.6mm, Histopathology-confirmed, Hypomelanotic macule, Male, Malignant melanoma, Mid upper back, PT1a melanoma, Regional image
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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