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A 10-Year-Old In Situ Melanoma?
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The natural history of melanoma over time and the time that it takes
for an atypical nevus to progress to melanoma are largely unknown. It is of
crucial interest, in some cases, to establish whether we are dealing with
a de novo melanoma or with a case of transformation of a preexisting melanocytic
nevus. We report a case of a melanoma in situ that developed at the site of
a pigmented skin lesion that had been photographically documented 10 years
earlier in a high-risk female patient. Serial sections failed to demonstrate
the presence of nevus remnants, thus raising the issue of the possibility
that it was a 10-year-old de novo melanoma.
Report of a Case
A 45-year-old woman entered a melanoma prevention program 10 years ago
because of multiple atypical nevi and an increased number of common nevi.
No family history of melanoma was reported. Several examinations over the
years revealed no suspicious pigmented . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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