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Nomenclature Lentigo maligna melanoma (LMM) refers to a variant of melanoma that tends to occur on chronically sun-exposed skin of elderly Caucasians and is usually histopathologically characterized by a distribution of predominantly solitary units of melanocytes at the dermoepidermal junction.…

Persistent/Recurrent Melanocytic Nevi, Traumatized Nevi, and Nevi Changing Under Therapy

Features of traumatized or persistent nevi appearing at the site of prior surgery may mimic melanoma, a phenomenon recognized for several decades. The histologic distinction between a persistent nevus and a regressing melanoma may in some cases, especially in partial…

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Lentigo Maligna Melanoma

Persistent/Recurrent Melanocytic Nevi, Traumatized Nevi, and Nevi Changing Under Therapy