An enlarging pedunculated nodule on the shoulder of a 21-year-old man
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South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust; Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustPublication date
2018-08-01
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A 21-year-old man presented with an 8-month history of an enlarging lesion on his left shoulder that had started as a small spot. A general practitioner, suspect ing a boil, had previously prescribed antibiotics and steroid cream, but the lesion continued to grow. It did not bleed. The patient was a student. He was other wise well with no relevant personal or family history. On physical examination, a solid red pedunculated and nonfriable nodule, 29 9 25 mm, was found. No vascular channels were seen dermoscopically (Fig. 1a). The patient had no palpable lymphadenopathy. The lesion was suspicious for amelanotic melanoma, and was excised with a 5-mm margin.Citation
Wiggins J, Shipman A, Mentzel T, Carr RA. An enlarging pedunculated nodule on the shoulder of a 21-year-old man. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2018 Aug;43(6):738-741. doi: 10.1111/ced.13550. Epub 2018 May 14. PMID: 29761530.Type
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29761530Publisher
Oxford University Pressae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1111/ced.13550