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What do you think of this lesion on the parietal scalp?

Case discussion: A 76-year-old male presents for a routine skin check with a large patch noted on his right parietal scalp. What would you do next?

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This week we revisit a case submitted by Dr Randa Al-Hajali, in which a 76-year-old male patient presents for his routine skin check. This large patch is noted on his right parietal scalp.

Reviewing the clinical and dermoscopy images below, what do you think of this lesion?

Clinical 1

Dermoscopy 1

Dermoscopy 2-3

 

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