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Growing plaque on foot

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Was this irregularly shaped, hyperpigmented 2.5 cm × 1 cm plaque a malignant melanoma—or something else?


 

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An 82-year-old African American woman with a history of pancreatic cancer came into the clinic for evaluation of a growing, asymptomatic lesion on her right dorsal foot. She first noticed the lesion a year ago, when it was pinpoint size. It was now a 2.5 cm × 1 cm hyperpigmented plaque.

The lesion was dark brown and black and had irregular borders. It also had a central hyperkeratotic area (FIGURE 1). There was no inguinal lymphadenopathy. We performed an incisional biopsy.

FIGURE 1
Growing lesion with irregular borders

This growing dark brown and black 2.5 cm × 1 cm lesion on our patient’s right foot had irregular borders and a central hyperkeratotic area.

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