Melanoma in situ - a changing pigmented melanocytic lesion on the back (SSM-patient13)
Keywords: Aged 25 years, Asymmetry of colour, Back, Female, Genodermatosis, Histopathology-confirmed, In compound naevus, Irregular macule, Lesion (cancerous), Melanoma in situ, Right posterior shoulder, Skin cancer, Skin type 1, Superficial spreading type
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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