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John M. Burket, MD

Arch Dermatol. 1979;115(4):496.

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Tt is usual for lentigo maligna to present a variegated pigmented macule in which the degree of coloration and configuration are continually changing.¹ I report a case in which an erythematous macule developed into an amelanotic melanoma.

Report of a Case

A 66-year-old woman was seen in 1977 because of a ten-year history of an erythematous lesion on the left side of the neck. It enlarged over the years to cover a 3 x 4-cm area. Two 0.75-cm nodules developed in the center of the lesion one year prior to examination.

Thirteen years prior to examination, the patient had a lesion excised from the same area of the neck; histologic examination showed a pigmented compound nevus.

On examination, the area surrounding the nodules was macular, erythematous, and amelanotic with indistinct borders (Fig 1). A punch biopsy specimen was obtained from the anterior aspect of the macule, and shave biopsy . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Dermatology, University of Oregon Health Sciences Center, Portland.

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