Abstract
Desmoplastic melanoma (DM) is uncommon and can be a diagnostic challenge both clinically and histologically. We report a unique presentation of DM presenting as an amelanotic, depressed, indurated plaque on the forehead. The lesion was clinically concerning for a morpheaform basal cell carcinoma and with an unrevealing initial punch biopsy, an excisional biopsy with immunohistochemistry was necessary to determine a diagnosis of pure desmoplastic melanoma. When a patient presents with a depressed, indurated plaque of unknown etiology, including DM in the clinical differential diagnosis and communicating this to the dermatopathologist can potentially reduce the risk for a delay in diagnosis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 162-165 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | SKIN: Journal of Cutaneous Medicine |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 4 2022 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Dermatology