A superficial spreading melanoma on the back showing irregular grey dots (SSM-patient8)
Keywords: 86 years, Atypical pigment network, Back, Brown macule, Dermoscopy, Female, Grey blotches, Histopathology-confirmed, Irregular grey dots, Malignant melanoma, PT1a melanoma, Thick reticular lines, Upper mid back, 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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