Case discussion: 5x5mm lesion discovered on the back of the neck of an 68-year-old male patient during his routine full skin examination. What would you do?
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In this week's case discussion, submitted by Dr Magdy Malek, we look at a 5x5mm lesion discovered on the back of the neck of an 68-year-old male patient during his routine full skin examination.
What do you think, and what would you do?
Update
A shave biopsy was performed and the histopathology revealed lentigo maligna. The lesion was completely excised with wide excision 5mm margin.
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