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Superficial spreading melanoma
A changing irregularly-pigmented lesion on the ankle - an in situ melanoma

Superficial spreading melanoma

A changing irregularly-pigmented lesion on the ankle - an in situ melanoma  (SSM-patient7)


Keywords: 45 years, Brown macule, Female, Histopathology-confirmed, Left posterior lower leg, Leg, Malignant melanoma, Melanoma insitu, PT1a melanoma



What is superficial spreading melanoma?

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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