A thin invasive melanoma - note the chaotic arrangement and irregular pigment net with blotches and grey-white area at 3 o'clock (SSM-patient9)
Keywords: 71 years, Arising in melanoma in situ, Black peripheral dots, Breslow depth 0.4mm, Chaos, Dermoscopic image, Early invasion, Eccentric structureless area, Female, Greyish-white rasied area, Histopathology-confirmed, Irregular blotches, Leg, PT1a, Recent appearance, Right ankle, Thick radial lines
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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