Atypical Fibroxanthoma Within a Melanoma: A Case Report

The finding of a pigmented lesion within another distinct lesion is rare but not unheard of. Here, we describe the presence of an atypical fibroxanthoma within a melanoma in a 72-year-old female referred to the plastics surgery department with a pigmented lesion on her left knee. It was excised in v...

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Autores principales: Bhatti, Dujanah S, Raj, Dharshanan Raj Sela, Khan, Muhammad Adil A, Ahmad, Raheel, Ul Ain, Nur, Smith, Louise J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Dermatology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8672424/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34926098
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20426
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Sumario:The finding of a pigmented lesion within another distinct lesion is rare but not unheard of. Here, we describe the presence of an atypical fibroxanthoma within a melanoma in a 72-year-old female referred to the plastics surgery department with a pigmented lesion on her left knee. It was excised in view of clinical suspicion of melanoma. The histopathology report documented a single lesion with two distinct components, namely a melanoma of superficial spreading type with a Breslow thickness of 3.0mm, and a central nodule of atypical fibroxanthoma.

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