Department of Family Medicine (Drs. Grover and Chavez) and Department of Dermatology (Drs. Nelson and Swanson), Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale grover.michael@mayo.edu
DEPARTMENT EDITOR Richard P. Usatine, MD University of Texas Health at San Antonio
The authors reported no potential conflict of interest relevant to this article.
Our patient was referred to a Mohs surgeon who removed the lesion (FIGURES 2and3). Given the overall small tumor size, a sentinel lymph node biopsy was not necessary. Because of the patient’s family history, which was suggestive of a genetic predisposition to cancer, she requested a clinical genetics consultation for definitive testing. She went on to pursue genetic testing, which came back negative for Lynch syndrome genes.
The dermatologist recommended yearly skin examination for 5 years for the patient.
