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Acceptance of Residual Melanoma-In-Situ: Avoiding Cosmetic and Functional...

Acceptance of residual melanoma-in-situ (lentigo maligna) after an excision can avoid cosmetic and functional deformation. Is the residual risk of recurrence and transformation into invasive melanoma...

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Melanoma-in-situ of the Chin

A middle-age man with previous melanoma-in-situ of the back presents with new chin lesion biopsied as melanoma-in-situ on a deep shave biopsy. Subsequent surgical excision with 2 mm margins revealed...

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Left Cheek Atypical Melanocytic Lesion with Positive Margins

Sixty something year old female with moderate to severe atypical melanocytic lesion of the left cheek s/p excision with residual atypical melanocytes at the margins. Review of her pathology revealed...

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Melanoma and Melanoma In-Situ Mohs Rapid Staining

Mohs micrographic surgery has emerged as a standard of care for excision of melanoma and melanoma in situ. Local control rates are as high as 97% at 5 years for both melanoma and melanoma in situ....

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Left Cheek Recurrent Melanoma In-Situ

Thirty something year old with recurrent melanoma in situ of the left cheek following excision 2 years ago with clear margins. The recurrence is a small pigmented area on one end of the scar....

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